Definition
To burn something slightly, turning it dark or causing it to shrivel; or to move very fast.
Etymology
Origin uncertain, possibly from Old Norse 'skorða' or related to 'scour.' The word appeared in English around 1200 and originally meant to burn or char.
Kelly Says
Scorching has two meanings—the physical burn and moving at burning speeds—and both use the fire metaphor. This happens often in English: we say someone's 'hot' when they're attractive, 'ice cold' when they're distant, using temperature as emotion.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
verseng
fer-SENG
BGБългарски
опеко
o-pe-KO
CSČeština
spálit
spaa-LIT
DEDeutsch
versengen
fer-ZEN-gen
ESEspañol
chamuscar
cha-mus-KAR
ETEesti
kõrvetama
kur-ve-TA-ma
FAفارسی
سوزاندن
su-zan-dan
FRFrançais
roussir
rou-SIR
GLGalego
chamuscar
cha-mus-KAR
HIहिन्दी
झुलसाना
jhul-sa-NA
HRHrvatski
opekotina
o-pe-ko-TI-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
membakar
mem-ba-KAR
ITItaliano
bruciacchiare
bru-chak-KYA-re
KO한국어
그슬리다
geu-seul-li-da
LTLietuvių
apdegti
ap-DEG-ti
LVLatviešu
apdedzināt
ap-de-dzi-NAAT
MSBahasa Melayu
membakar
mem-ba-KAR
MYမြန်မာ
မီးလောင်ခြင်း
mi-laung-chin
NLNederlands
schroeien
SGROI-en
PLPolski
przypalić
pshi-pa-LICH
PTPortuguês
chamuscar
cha-mus-KAR
RUРусский
опалять
o-pa-LYAT'
SKSlovenčina
spáliť
spaa-LIT
SLSlovenščina
opeči
o-PE-chi
SRСрпски
опекотина
o-pe-ko-ti-na
SWKiswahili
kuchoma
ku-cho-MA
TAதமிழ்
சுட்டெரி
su-tte-ri
TRTürkçe
kavurmak
ka-vur-MAK
UKУкраїнська
обпалювати
ob-pa-lyu-VA-ty
VITiếng Việt
cháy xém
chay sem