1. present participle of char; to burn or scorch the surface of something
2. present participle of char; to convert into charcoal by heating

1. the act or process of burning or scorching something

Examples

• The chef is charing the peppers over an open flame.
• Charing the wood at high temperature produces charcoal.
• The meat's surface was blackened from charing on the grill.
• Careful charing of the sugar created a caramel flavor.
• The fire was charing the edges of the wooden beam.
• Charing is a common technique in modern cooking.