searing

adj, noun — 6 senses

searing

adj

UK /ˈsɪəɹɪŋ/

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 [...].1961 February, “Talking of Trains: Phase II units in service”, in Trains Illustrated, page 69:

2

Of a pain having a sensation of intense sudden heat

3

Figuratively unbearably intense or emotionally powerful

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!1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems:

4

damning; critical; scathing

Derived terms: searing hot, searingly

searing

noun

1

action of the verb to sear

he was raw with the searings of the fire1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, →OCLC:
It was the time of new searings of black identity deep within the psyche of the black community.1970 August, Ebony, volume 25, number 10, page 156:

2

cooking food quickly at high temperature

Derived terms: searing-iron

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