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searing
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
searing
(adjective)
sear
(verb)
searing
/
ˈ
sirɪŋ/
adjective
searing
/
ˈ
sirɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SEARING
[
more searing; most searing
]
1
:
very hot
the
searing
heat of the fire
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2
:
extremely intense, severe, etc.
She felt a
searing
pain in her foot.
(
chiefly US
) It was a
searing
experience.
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3
of writing or speech
:
very strong and critical
a
searing
review
She made/launched a
searing
attack on her political enemies.
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— searingly
adverb
searingly
hot food
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