Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scarring

/skˈɑɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: scar-ring
IPA: /skˈɑɹɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of scar

noun

A scar; a mark.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The repair of an injury using scar tissue; the construction of scar tissue.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We find upon the limestone rocks the scarrings of the ancient glacier which brought the boulder here."
"Head/Ears/Nose/Throat: Examination of the head, ears, nose, and throat revealed no significant abnormalities with the exception of scaring^([sic – meaning scarring]) on the right ear from a gunshot wound. Hearing was normal."

Usage

Inflected Forms

scarrings (plural)

Derived Forms

landscarring

Rhymes With

starring barring sparring jarring marring tarring charring

Questions

How do you pronounce scarring?: The recorded pronunciation is /skˈɑɹɪŋ/.
What does scarring mean?: present participle and gerund of scar

How to pronounce scarring

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