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Searing

//ˈsɪəɹɪŋ// adj, name, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    very hot; blistering or boiling

    "Another source of discontent with the Phase I stock has been obviated by relocation of the interior heating elements and the introduction of thermostatic control; this has eradicated the searing blasts of hot air passengers used to feel about their calves [...]."

  2. 2
    having a sensation of intense sudden heat
  3. 3
    unbearably intense or emotionally powerful figuratively

    "O! yearning heart! I did inherit Thy withering portion with the fame, The searing glory which hath shone Amid the jewels of my throne, Halo of Hell!"

  4. 4
    damning; critical; scathing
Adjective
  1. 1
    severely critical wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    action of the verb to sear

    "he was raw with the searings of the fire"

  2. 2
    cooking food quickly at high temperature
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sear form-of, gerund, participle, present

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