scarring

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noun

scar·​ring ˈskär-iŋ 

: the formation or appearance of a scar or of multiple scars on the skin or other bodily tissue after a wound has healed

an injury that resulted in a lot of scarring on his leg

facial/corneal scarring

Overly aggressive facials—especially on people with very sensitive skin or acne—can result in scarring, worsened breakouts and broken capillaries,

—Liz Brody

The redness, scarring, and hyperpigmentation of deep inflammatory acne lesions frequently lessen in two or three years.

—Elizabeth A. Abel et al.

scarring

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present participle of scar entry 2

Examples of scarring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Avila said the attack left her with severe injuries to her arm and face, extensive scarring, and post-traumatic stress disorder. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

Those concerns could be things like infections, poor healing, excessive swelling, shedding, scarring, problems with graft survival or growth. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026

In college, Doom became fixated on making a machine to speak to his deceased mother, and after Richards’ cautions against creating it, his machine exploded and caused facial scarring. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026

For severe or long-term conditions, some pigmentation and scarring can remain. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scarring

• barring
• charring
• jarring
• marring
• sparring
• starring
• tarring
• debarring