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- [seer]
- /sɪər/
- /ˈsɪə.rɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [seer]
- /sɪər/
Definitions of searing word
- verb with object searing to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices. 1
- verb with object searing to mark with a branding iron. 1
- verb with object searing to burn or scorch injuriously or painfully: He seared his hand on a hot steam pipe. 1
- verb with object searing to make callous or unfeeling; harden: The hardship of her youth has seared her emotionally. 1
- verb with object searing to dry up or wither; parch. 1
- verb without object searing to become dry or withered, as vegetation. 1
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Origin of searing
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 Searing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
searing 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
searing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for searing
adj searing
- aflame — If something is on fire, you can say it is aflame.
- baking — You can use baking to describe weather or a place that is very hot indeed.
- blistering — Blistering heat is very great heat.
- blistery — having blisters, as paint or glass.
- burning — You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot.
noun searing
- campfire — A campfire is a fire that you light out of doors when you are camping.
- incandescence — the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature. Compare luminescence.
- fire — combustion
adjective searing
- excruciating — Intensely painful.
- ovenlike — Resembling an oven, especially in shape.
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