Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scorch

plural of scorch

A slight or surface burn. / A discolouration caused by heat. / (phytopathology) Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi.

(transitive) To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it / (transitive) To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy

simple past tense and past participle of scorch

Dried, damaged or burnt by exposure to sunlight or heat.

Very hot. / Bitterly sarcastic; scathing; withering. / (Of speed when driving, running, etc.) very high.

present participle of scorch

The act or result of something being scorched.

plural of scorching