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Definition of "searing" [searing]

  • Very hot; blistering or boiling (adjective)
  • Having a sensation of intense sudden heat (adjective)
  • Action of the verb to sear (noun)
  • Cooking food quickly at high temperature (noun)
  • Present participle of sear. (verb)

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Use "searing" in a sentence
  • "BRIGNOLES, France (AP) Britain's Mark Cavendish won the second stage of the Tour de France in searing heat Sunday, with seven-time champion Lance Armstrong finishing safely in the trailing pack."
  • "Then I saw Wylie Dufresne, the molecular gastronomist, saying that searing is the absolute worst thing to do with steak."
  • "A penetration, if severe enough, could let in searing gases when the shuttle returns to Earth in a possible replay of the Columbia accident."