searing

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see also: Searing

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Adjective

1. very hot; blistering or boiling
2. (of a pain) having a sensation of intense sudden heat

Noun

searing (plural searings)

1. action of the verb to sear
   • 1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast

     he was raw with the searings of the fire

   • 1970, Ebony (volume 25, number 10, August 1970, page 156)

     It was the time of new searings of black identity deep within the psyche of the black community.

2. cooking food quickly at high temperature

Verb

1. present participle of sear#English|sear

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Searing

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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