seared

verbdry, burn

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verb dry, burn

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burned

adjective. marked by fire or intense heat

Word Origin & History

Old English searian (intransitive) "dry up, to wither," from Proto-Germanic *saurajan (cf. Middle Dutch soor "dry," Old High German soren "become dry"), from root of sear "dried up, withered" (see sere). Meaning "cause to wither" is from early 15c. Meaning "to brand, to burn by hot iron" is recorded from c.1400, originally especially of cauterizing wounds; figurative use is from 1580s. Related: Seared; searing.

Example Sentences for seared

Some scenes have been so seared into my brain that I can never forget them.

Unless something happened, and that quickly, they would be seared to a crisp.

They seared her very soul, and she began to know the meaning of shame.

His face looked grey and haggard; the lines that seared it were lines of pain.

A wave of Mercurians surged in, to be seared into nothingness by his weapon.

"Christian," I cried, pointing to the seared spots on the leather.

A pallor had come upon her cheek, only her lips were bright as if his kiss had seared them.

Shann built a small fire and seared the firm greenish flesh.

Yours find a relaxation in your innocence; mine is seared into my heart with my own shame.

They seared him with a red-hot iron, and hurried on his execution.

seared

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bone-dry

burned

burnt

seared

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burned

burnt

Synonyms for seared

bone-dry