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Meaning of searing

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

searing

verb

Definitions

  1. To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.

  2. To wither; to dry up.

  3. To make callous or insensible.

  4. To mark permanently, as if by burning.

    Example: The events of that day were seared into her memory.

noun

Definitions

  1. Action of the verb to sear

  2. Cooking food quickly at high temperature

adjective

Definitions

  1. Very hot; blistering or boiling

  2. (of a pain) having a sensation of intense sudden heat