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Definitions for Searing
[1] to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices.
[2] to mark with a branding iron.
[3] to burn or scorch injuriously or painfully: He seared his hand on a hot steam pipe.
[4] to make callous or unfeeling; harden: The hardship of her youth has seared her emotionally.
[5] to dry up or wither; parch.
[6] to become dry or withered, as vegetation.
[7] a mark or scar made by searing.
[8] sere1.
[9] to scorch or burn the surface of
[10] to brand with a hot iron
[11] to cause to wither or dry up
[12] rare to make callous or unfeeling
[13] a mark caused by searing
[14] poetic dried up
[15] the catch in the lock of a small firearm that holds the hammer or firing pin cocked
Words related to Searing
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Origin of Searing
1before 900; (adj.) Middle English sere, Old English sēar; cognate with Dutch zoor; (v.) Middle English seren, Old English sēarian, derivative of sēar
Other words from Searing
un·seared , adjective
Word origin for Searing
C16: probably from Old French serre a clasp, from serrer to hold firmly, from Late Latin sērāre to bolt, from Latin sera a bar
Synonyms for Searing
baking, blazing, blistering, fiery, incandescent, scalding, scorching, sizzling, sweltering, torrid, boiling, broiling, burning, close, flaming, heated, parching, piping, roasting, smoking, steaming, warm, white, ardent, calescent, decalescent, febrile, fevered, feverish, feverous, humid, igneous, like an oven, on fire, ovenlike, recalescent, red, red-hot, stuffy, sultry, summery, sweltry, thermogenic, tropic, tropical, very warm