sear
sear - verb
- make very hot and dry
- become superficially burned
- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
- cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
sear - adjective
- (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
sear - thesaurus
blacken
char
parch
scorch
sere
shriveled
shrivelled
singe
withered