Examples: The heat scorched the countryside
Examples: my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
Examples: The cook blackened the chicken breast The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece the flames scorched the ceiling
Examples: The sun parched the earth
Examples: dried-up grass the desert was edged with sere vegetation shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings withered vines
sear (English)└── searian (Old English (ca. 450-1100)) └── sear (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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