scarring

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.

Examples of scarring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What started out as a lilting memoir of youthful abandon eventually reveals itself to be something far more disturbing and scarring. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026

Brown suffered cuts and a black eye in addition to leg injures that resulted in permanent scarring and requires him to walk with a cane, his lawyers say. —Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026

Excess fat in the liver drives inflammation, which, over time, can lead to fibrosis—a severe scarring and stiffening of tissues. —Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2026

All had scarring and other signs of dog fighting. —Todd Feurer, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scarring

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