SEARING Definition & Meaning

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searing

[seer-ing]

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adjective

serving to burn or char the surface of something, especially of food in order to seal in the juices before cooking.
Sizzle the rump steak over white-hot coals, under a searing grill, or in a blistering griddle pan.
burning or scorching.
The charge exploded prematurely and the truck was engulfed in searing flames.
sharp, penetrating, and severe, like the feeling of being burned.
For weeks now I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night with searing pain in my ankles.
Her recent documentary was a searing indictment of the crimes of Stalinism.
withering or parching.
Grass that’s allowed to grow long is like a living mulch, protecting and shielding the root system from the searing heat of summer.
leaving a permanent emotional scar.
He was never to recover from the searing experience of what he saw in the war.

noun

the act of burning or charring the surface of something, especially of food.
The searing of the vegetables and meat should be done over a very hot burner and with excellent ventilation.
the act of branding or marking with a hot iron.
One of his arms was branded like that of a convict, the flesh still swollen from the searing of the iron.
the act of hardening or scarring emotionally, or the resulting condition.
Were it not for the searing of their conscience, they would realize that what they’re doing is wrong.
sharp, penetrating, severe pain.
I tried to ignore the searing in my muscles after hours of paddling against the current.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of searing¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; sear ¹ ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; sear ¹ ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun senses

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In the second half of the film, he gives two searing looks — one to Hiccup, one to Toothless — that remind you of the power he can wield when inhabiting the right role.

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Interspersed are darker clouds of gas, which although much cooler, are still a searing one hundred thousand degrees.

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Jess Walter’s searing and sublime eighth novel, “So Far Gone,” is a wistful elegy — some might say a eulogy — to a kinder, gentler time.

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Jumping to the storyline’s present, we watch Isaac torturing one of the religious zealots the Wolves are warring against, known as Seraphites or Scars, by searing the man’s skin with a scorching-hot saucepan.

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"RoboCop" is a searing indictment of Reaganism and a type of religious politics which claims that greed is good and is some type of salvation and eucharist.

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