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   Sear·ing

   /ˈsiriNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. extremely hot or intense: "the searing heat of the sun" Similar scorchingblisteringflamingblazing (hot)baking (hot)burningfierytorridparchingwitheringinformal:boilingboiling hotsizzlingroastingswelteringintenseexcruciatingagonizingsharpstabbingshootingstingingsevereextremefierceharrowingpiercingpenetratingrackinginsufferableunbearableunendurabletorturousrare:exquisite
   • ▪ severely critical: "a searing indictment of the government's performance" Similar fiercesavageblisteringscathingstingingdevastatingmordanttrenchantcausticcuttingbitingwitheringvirulentvitriolic

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   • 1. searingly adverb

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2. www.foodfirefriends.com › what-is-searingTurning Up The Heat: What is Searing? How to do it, Why it's ...

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   Jan 10, 2024 · What is Searing — A Definition. To sear something is to burn or scorch it, with very sudden and intense heat. A bullet is traveling at a high rate of speed, typically faster than the speed of sound. Metal moving at that speed will burn skin on contact.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySEARING | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   Definition of searing – Learner’s Dictionary. searing. adjective [ always before noun ] uk / ˈsɪərɪŋ / us. Add to word list. extreme and unpleasant: searing pain / heat. (Definition of searing from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of searing. in Chinese (Traditional)

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishsearing | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   searing | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary. Meaning of searing – Learner’s Dictionary. searing. adjective [ always before noun ] uk / ˈsɪərɪŋ / us. Add to word list. extreme and unpleasant: searing pain / heat. (Definition of searing from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of searing.

5. www.wordreference.com › definition › searingsearing - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   causing a sharp feeling of burning or as if burning: the searing pain of the bullet entering his arm. fiery in emotion, intense feeling, or criticism; scorching: a searing speech.

6. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › searingsearing - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Feb 2, 2024 · searing. very hot; blistering or boiling. 1961 February, “Talking of Trains: Phase II units in service”, in Trains Illustrated, page 69: Another source of discontent with the Phase I stock has been obviated by relocation of the interior heating elements and the introduction of thermostatic control; this has eradicated the searing blasts of ...

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySEAR definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · To sear something means to burn its surface with a sudden intense heat. Grass fires have seared the land near the farming village of Basekhai. Synonyms: wither, burn, blight, brand More Synonyms of sear. 2. transitive verb. If something sears a part of your body, it causes a painful burning feeling there.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › searing_nsearing, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   What does the noun searing mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun searing . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.