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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Last year, Love penned a searing op-ed in The Guardian about the lack of female artists in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
If Demi Moore wasn’t going to win for her career-reviving performance in the horror satire The Substance, then surely British voters would reward Marianne Jean-Baptiste for her searing depiction of depression in Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths.
—Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
This archetype of the evil, power-craving advisor who outmaneuvers their boss manifests in Shakespeare's searing portrait of Iago, the villainous lieutenant to Othello who leads him to doom.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The song arrived in May amid a feverish lyrical spar between two of hip-hop’s biggest titans — Lamar and Drake — and almost instantly grew from a searing dis track (with accusations of pedophilia) into a nationwide anthem promoting unity.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
If Demi Moore wasn’t going to win for her career-reviving performance in the horror satire The Substance, then surely British voters would reward Marianne Jean-Baptiste for her searing depiction of depression in Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths.
—Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
This archetype of the evil, power-craving advisor who outmaneuvers their boss manifests in Shakespeare's searing portrait of Iago, the villainous lieutenant to Othello who leads him to doom.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The song arrived in May amid a feverish lyrical spar between two of hip-hop’s biggest titans — Lamar and Drake — and almost instantly grew from a searing dis track (with accusations of pedophilia) into a nationwide anthem promoting unity.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Searing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/searing. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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