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# searing

«searing» in Mova's school dictionary: **extremely hot, hot enough to burn: searing heat** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (searing); verb form (sear, sears, seared, searing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Searing means extremely hot, hot enough to burn: searing heat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/searing/#m1)

2) Searing pain is sudden, sharp and very strong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/searing/#m2)

3) Searing words or criticism are very harsh and strong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/searing/#m3)

4) As a verb, searing means cooking the outside of meat quickly at a very high heat, or burning a surface. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/searing/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Weather and geography: «searing heat» in a desert or an Australian summer. Cooking: chefs sear meat in a very hot pan to brown it. In stories, «a searing pain» shows an injury is serious, and «a searing look» shows anger. Safety: searing heat can cause burns and heatstroke, so stay in the shade and drink water.

### examples

- The desert sun was searing at midday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/searing/#x1)
- She felt a searing pain when she touched the hot pan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/searing/#x2)
- The chef is searing the steak on both sides. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/searing/#x3)
- Bushfires bring searing winds in Australia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/searing/#x4)
- The coach gave a searing speech after the loss. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/searing/#x5)
- Searing temperatures closed the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/searing/#x6)
- The metal was searing hot after hours in the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/searing/#x7)

### note

Spelling: sear + ing, from «sear» (to burn the surface). Do not confuse with «seeing» or «sharing». Homophone trap: «sear» sounds like «seer» (a person who sees the future) and «sere» (dry). Mostly used for strong things; «searing cold» is rare.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «searing» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/searing/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.