What does scorched mean?

Definition

Marked or darkened where heat has burned it a little.

Example sentences

• Our trivet's scorched on one side only, so now I keep turning it round to make it burn evenly.🔊

  Our trivet's scorched on one side only, so now I keep turning it round to make it burn evenly.

• The pan went straight from the stove onto the placemat instead of the trivet, and now there's a scorched patch right in the middle of it.🔊

  The pan went straight from the stove onto the placemat instead of the trivet, and now there's a scorched patch right in the middle of it.

scorched in other languages

• In Portuguese
• In French
• In Japanese