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# searing

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

«searing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Searing means extremely hot, hot enough to burn: searing heat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/searing/#m1)
2. Searing pain is sudden, sharp and very strong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/searing/#m2)
3. Searing words or criticism are very harsh and strong. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/searing/#m4)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «searing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/searing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«searing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/searing.html) on Mova free.