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adjective
- 1. extremely hot or intense: "the searing heat of the sun" Similar
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SEARING definition: 1. If something, such as a feeling or temperature, is described as searing, it is extreme: 2…. Learn more.
1. : very hot. 2. : marked by extreme intensity, harshness, or emotional power. searing pain. a searing review. a searing portrayal. searingly adverb. Synonyms. ardent. boiling. broiling. burning. fervent. fervid. fiery. hot. piping hot. red-hot. roasting. scalding. scorching.
SEAR definition: 1. to burn the surface of something with sudden very strong heat: 2. to fry a piece of meat…. Learn more.
Searing definition: serving to burn or char the surface of something, especially of food in order to seal in the juices before cooking. See examples of SEARING used in a sentence.
When something is intense, it's searing. If you fall while roller skating, the searing pain in your leg is a sign that you've really hurt yourself.
Searing is used to indicate that something such as pain or heat is very intense. She woke to feel a searing pain in her feet. American English : searing / ˈsɪərɪŋ /
To be felt or remembered because of emotional intensity: The incident seared into the nation's memory. n. A condition, such as a scar, produced by searing. [Middle English seren, from Old English sēarian, to wither, from sēar, withered .]
Definition of searing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Noun. Verb. Filter. adjective. Very hot; blistering or boiling. Wiktionary. (of a pain) Having a sensation of intense sudden heat. Wiktionary. Synonyms: sultry. sizzling. scorching. scalding. blistering. baking. ardent. torrid. sweltering. roasting. red-hot. heated. fiery. burning. broiling. noun. Action of the verb to sear. Wiktionary.
Searing is used to indicate that something such as pain or heat is very intense. She woke to feel a searing pain in her feet. A searing speech or piece of writing is very critical. There's a searing column in today's paper about the president's decision. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
