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- [seer]
- /sɪər/
- /sɪər/
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- [seer]
- /sɪər/
Definitions of sear word
- verb with object sear to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices. 1
- verb with object sear to mark with a branding iron. 1
- verb with object sear to burn or scorch injuriously or painfully: He seared his hand on a hot steam pipe. 1
- verb with object sear to make callous or unfeeling; harden: The hardship of her youth has seared her emotionally. 1
- verb with object sear to dry up or wither; parch. 1
- verb without object sear to become dry or withered, as vegetation. 1
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Origin of sear
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (adj.) Middle English sere, Old English sēar; cognate with Dutch zoor; (v.) Middle English seren, Old English sēarian, derivative of sēar
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Parts of speech for Sear
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sear popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sear usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sear
verb sear
- barbecue — A barbecue is a piece of equipment which you use for cooking on in the open air.
- bite — If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you.
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- braise — When you braise meat or a vegetable, you fry it quickly and then cook it slowly in a covered dish with a small amount of liquid.
- broil — When you broil food, you cook it using very strong heat directly above or below it.
noun sear
adj sear
adjective sear
- juiceless — Without juice or sap.
- moistureless — Devoid of moisture.
- waterless — devoid of water; dry.
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