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- [seer]
- /sɪər/
- /sɪər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [seer]
- /sɪər/
Definitions of seared word
- verb with object seared to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices. 1
- verb with object seared to mark with a branding iron. 1
- verb with object seared to burn or scorch injuriously or painfully: He seared his hand on a hot steam pipe. 1
- verb with object seared to make callous or unfeeling; harden: The hardship of her youth has seared her emotionally. 1
- verb with object seared to dry up or wither; parch. 1
- verb without object seared to become dry or withered, as vegetation. 1
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Origin of seared
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 Seared
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
seared 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".
seared usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for seared
adj seared
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- bone-dry — very dry.
- burned — having been cheated in a sale of drugs
- burnt — Burnt is a past tense and past participle of burn.
- dry as a bone — (simile) completely dry; totally dry.
verb seared
- calcined — to convert into calx by heating or burning.
- carbonized — Simple past tense and past participle of carbonize.
- dehumidified — Simple past tense and past participle of dehumidify.
- griddled — Simple past tense and past participle of griddle.
adjective seared
- waterless — devoid of water; dry.
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