- my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames.
 -  The cook blackened the chicken breast.
 -  The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun.
 -  The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece.
 -  the flames scorched the ceiling.
 -  The heat scorched the countryside.
 -  the invaders scorched the land.
 -  The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes.