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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On a searing hot day in Mattiyarenthal, a village in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, women farmers toil over chile pepper plants as their sharp, pungent scent fills the air. —
Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026 This is a guy who could write these incredibly bigoted figures, and then also write this really searing indictment of American materialism. —Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026 Cast iron retains heat well, ensuring consistent searing, frying, and baking, and can transition from stovetop to oven seamlessly. —Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026 In the wake of the extinction, on a planet beset by extreme swings in climate, with long periods of searing heat and brutal drought, Lystrosaurus flourished, becoming the most abundant terrestrial vertebrate around. —Kate Wong, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for searing
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Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026 This is a guy who could write these incredibly bigoted figures, and then also write this really searing indictment of American materialism. —Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026 Cast iron retains heat well, ensuring consistent searing, frying, and baking, and can transition from stovetop to oven seamlessly. —Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026 In the wake of the extinction, on a planet beset by extreme swings in climate, with long periods of searing heat and brutal drought, Lystrosaurus flourished, becoming the most abundant terrestrial vertebrate around. —Kate Wong, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for searing
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