scorch — to burn the surface of something with heat or fire
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to burn the surface of something with heat or fire
Pronunciation (IPA): /skɔːrtʃ/
Korean meaning: 태우다, 그을리다
Korean pronunciation: 스코치 (강세: 스코치)
Example Sentences
- My mom scorched the rice again - now our kitchen smells like a campfire!
- The scorching summer sun made the pavement too hot to walk on.
- He scorched past me on his motorcycle like I was standing still.
scorch
VERB//skɔːrtʃ//
to burn the surface of something with heat or fire
💡 Concept
Burning food with excessive heat
🎵 Rhyme
The torch on the porch will scorch!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/skɔːrtʃ/
🇬🇧 UK/skɔːtʃ/
🌳Etymology
Rootscorch
Origin
중세 영어 'scorchen'에서 유래했으며, 스칸디나비아어에서 온 것으로 추정됩니다. 옛날 대장간에서 불꽃이 튀어 물건을 그을리는 모습에서 나온 단어입니다.
🎵Rhyme
torchporchorch
torch
porch
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🔗Collocations
scorch marks
scorching heat
scorch the earth
scorch away
scorch policy
scorch through
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My mom scorched the rice again - now our kitchen smells like a campfire!”
“The scorching summer sun made the pavement too hot to walk on.”
“He scorched past me on his motorcycle like I was standing still.”
😄 Fun example
“The dragon's breath scorched the knight's armor, but he still asked for a selfie.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
burnsingecharsearblaze
Antonyms
coolfreezeextinguish
Related
flameheatfiretorchblazing
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