Sear - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |sɪr|  American pronunciation of the word sear
Brit.  |sɪə|  British pronunciation of the word sear

verb

- make very hot and dry (syn: scorch)
- become superficially burned (syn: scorch, singe)
- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color (syn: blacken, char, scorch)
- cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat (syn: parch)

adjective

- (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture (syn: sere, withered)

Extra examples

The tree was seared by lightning.

The flames seared my skin.

The steak was seared over a hot grill.

The heat seared their skin.

Pain was searing through her.

The image was seared into his brain.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: sear
he/she/it: sears
present participle: searing
past tense: seared
past participle: seared
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