1
: very hot
2
: marked by extreme intensity, harshness, or emotional power
searing pain
a searing review
a searing portrayal
searingly
adverb
Examples of searing in a Sentence
the searing heat of the fire
She felt a searing pain in her foot.
She made a searing attack on her political enemies.
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Stir-frying is a method of quickly searing and cooking bite-size pieces of protein and vegetables in a splash of oil over high heat.
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Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Theron’s performance as the one-armed warrior Furiosa is one for the ages—stoic, searing and unbearably emotional beneath the surface.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Like all the great football speedsters who have gone before, the time will come when Mbappe has to adapt to the loss of his searing top-end pace.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The main topic of conversation was how the duo turned a photo album featuring the banal daily activities of workers at Auschwitz-Birkenau into a searing play.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Theron’s performance as the one-armed warrior Furiosa is one for the ages—stoic, searing and unbearably emotional beneath the surface.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Like all the great football speedsters who have gone before, the time will come when Mbappe has to adapt to the loss of his searing top-end pace.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The main topic of conversation was how the duo turned a photo album featuring the banal daily activities of workers at Auschwitz-Birkenau into a searing play.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for searing
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“Searing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/searing. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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