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searer

sear
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [seer]
    • /sɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [seer]
    • /sɪər/

Definitions of searer word

  • verb with object searer to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices. 1
  • verb with object searer to mark with a branding iron. 1
  • verb with object searer to burn or scorch injuriously or painfully: He seared his hand on a hot steam pipe. 1
  • verb with object searer to make callous or unfeeling; harden: The hardship of her youth has seared her emotionally. 1
  • verb with object searer to dry up or wither; parch. 1
  • verb without object searer to become dry or withered, as vegetation. 1

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Origin of searer

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 Searer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

searer 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".

searer usage trend in Literature

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