1
: very hot
2
: marked by extreme intensity, harshness, or emotional power
searing pain
a searing review
a searing portrayal
searingly
adverb
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Examples of searing in a Sentence
the searing heat of the fire
She felt a searing pain in her foot.
She made a searing attack on her political enemies.
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Tyler Thier, JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2024
Tarantula hawk wasp The tarantula hawk wasp's sting is often described as a searing electric shock that can incapacitate its victim temporarily.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
The superb Olympic win over Alcaraz was an outlier, a searing moment of willpower that sucked up all his strength and joy.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
In the mid-18th century, some scientists were skeptical that there would ever be a way to represent all the varied phenomena of hot and cold—a pan’s searing surface, a steamy jungle, the chill of a glacier—with a single number.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024
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Tyler Thier, JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2024
Tarantula hawk wasp The tarantula hawk wasp's sting is often described as a searing electric shock that can incapacitate its victim temporarily.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
The superb Olympic win over Alcaraz was an outlier, a searing moment of willpower that sucked up all his strength and joy.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
In the mid-18th century, some scientists were skeptical that there would ever be a way to represent all the varied phenomena of hot and cold—a pan’s searing surface, a steamy jungle, the chill of a glacier—with a single number.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Searing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/searing. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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