searing

adjective

sear·ing ˈsir-iŋ How to pronounce searing (audio)

: very hot

: marked by extreme intensity, harshness, or emotional power

searing pain

a searing review

a searing portrayal

searingly adverb

Example Sentences

the searing heat of the fire She felt a searing pain in her foot. She made a searing attack on her political enemies.

Recent Examples on the Web Temperatures are forecast to reach the low to mid-80s, with a chance of rain, providing a respite from the searing heat of the previous week.

Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Several deaths have already been attributed to the searing heat, including that of a 56-year-old construction worker in the city of Xi’an.

Meredith Chen, NBC News, 28 Aug. 2022 In 2018, amid a searing drought and rising temperatures, some senior officials concluded that someone was stealing their water from the clouds.

Alissa J. Rubin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022 From the icy caps of Earth to the edge of space, the sharp blade of war has cleaved through academic alliances already fraying under the strains of the pandemic and geopolitics, exposing a searing question with no easy answer.

WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022 Construction took place at night to avoid the searing inner-canyon summer temperatures.

Zachary Petit, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Aug. 2022 Murray Bartlett hit the jackpot with his role in HBO's The White Lotus, a searing satire of white privilege and entitlement from creator Mike White.

Ew Staff, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Through quiet but searing installations, artist Pritika Chowdhry reckons with violence that ripples through generations: mass displacement, rape and riots tracing back to the snaking borders that split a nation.

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022 Online shoppers are finally seeing lower prices for some goods, a sign the searing inflation that has scorched the U.S. economy may be starting to cool.

Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022 See More

searing 1 of 2

adjective

as in boiling

having a notably high temperature in our air-conditioned office, we were oblivious to the searing heat outside

Synonyms & Similar Words

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boiling
burning
scorching
hot
molten
scalding
broiling
sweltering
roasting
fiery
heated
red
torrid
superheated
blazing
warmed
warm
sultry
white-hot
fervent
fervid
glowing
ardent
sizzling
piping hot
seething
red-hot
ultrahot
overheated
igneous
reheated
tropical
steamy
feverish
flushed
toasty
inflamed
warmish
enflamed
muggy
summery
snug
summerlike
canicular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

cold
freezing
icy
bitter
frozen
glacial
arctic
frigid
chilly
cool
iced
chill
bone-chilling
snappy
wintry
ice-cold
frosty
nippy
snowy
subzero
algid
wintery
coolish
cooled
chilled
shivering
unheated
subfreezing
coldish
refrigerated
numb
blizzardly
benumbed

as in harsh

difficult to endure the undersecretary looked chastened as he listened to the congressman's searing rebuke

Synonyms & Similar Words

harsh
brutal
oppressive
severe
tough
trying
rough
hard
excruciating
painful
grim
cruel
heavy
bleak
murderous
bitter
grievous
inhuman
rugged
crushing
biting
onerous
agonizing
burdensome
unbearable
grinding
stiff
discomforting
forbidding
unpleasant
uncomfortable
rigorous
heartrending
harrowing
hardhanded
heartbreaking
strict
austere
overwhelming
intemperate
stringent
inhospitable
bad
wearing
wild
inclement
spartan
tortuous
hostile
unendurable
wretched
intolerable
insufferable
comfortless
insupportable
disagreeable
unfriendly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

light
soft
easy
pleasant
comfortable
genial
luxurious
mild
cozy
friendly
gentle
peaceful
moderate
hospitable
agreeable
relaxing
restful
bearable
temperate
painless
calm
balmy
tolerable
snug
reposeful
endurable
clement

searing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of sear

as in charring

to burn on the surface lightly sear the steaks, but don't cook them all the way through

Synonyms & Similar Words

charring
scorching
singeing
baking
lighting
igniting
inflaming
enflaming
scathing
kindling
scalding
firing
incinerating
cremating

as in drying

to make dry the clear desert air is seared by the summer sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

drying
scorching
parching
baking
draining
desiccating
dehydrating
evaporating
withering
dehumidifying
shriveling
shrivelling
mummifying
wizening
air-drying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

washing
wetting
soaking
flooding
drenching
drowning
saturating
watering
overflowing
inundating
bathing
dousing
sopping
moistening
dampening
damping
deluging
hydrating
sousing
dipping
submerging
swamping
waterlogging
humidifying
dunking
dowsing
rehydrating

单词	searing
释义	searing adjective sear·ing ˈsir-iŋ 1 : very hot 2 : marked by extreme intensity, harshness, or emotional power searing pain a searing review a searing portrayal searingly adverb Synonyms ardent boiling broiling burning fervent fervid fiery hot piping hot red red-hot roasting scalding scorching sultry superheated sweltering torrid ultrahot white-hot See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the searing heat of the fire She felt a searing pain in her foot. She made a searing attack on her political enemies. Recent Examples on the Web Temperatures are forecast to reach the low to mid-80s, with a chance of rain, providing a respite from the searing heat of the previous week. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Several deaths have already been attributed to the searing heat, including that of a 56-year-old construction worker in the city of Xi’an. Meredith Chen, NBC News, 28 Aug. 2022 In 2018, amid a searing drought and rising temperatures, some senior officials concluded that someone was stealing their water from the clouds. Alissa J. Rubin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022 From the icy caps of Earth to the edge of space, the sharp blade of war has cleaved through academic alliances already fraying under the strains of the pandemic and geopolitics, exposing a searing question with no easy answer. WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022 Construction took place at night to avoid the searing inner-canyon summer temperatures. Zachary Petit, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Aug. 2022 Murray Bartlett hit the jackpot with his role in HBO's The White Lotus, a searing satire of white privilege and entitlement from creator Mike White. Ew Staff, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Through quiet but searing installations, artist Pritika Chowdhry reckons with violence that ripples through generations: mass displacement, rape and riots tracing back to the snaking borders that split a nation. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022 Online shoppers are finally seeing lower prices for some goods, a sign the searing inflation that has scorched the U.S. economy may be starting to cool. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1 searing 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in boiling having a notably high temperature in our air-conditioned office, we were oblivious to the searing heat outside Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance boiling burning scorching hot molten scalding broiling sweltering roasting fiery heated red torrid superheated blazing warmed warm sultry white-hot fervent fervid glowing ardent sizzling piping hot seething red-hot ultrahot overheated igneous reheated tropical steamy feverish flushed toasty inflamed warmish enflamed muggy summery snug summerlike canicular Antonyms & Near Antonyms cold freezing icy bitter frozen glacial arctic frigid chilly cool iced chill bone-chilling snappy wintry ice-cold frosty nippy snowy subzero algid wintery coolish cooled chilled shivering unheated subfreezing coldish refrigerated numb blizzardly benumbed See More 2 as in harsh difficult to endure the undersecretary looked chastened as he listened to the congressman's searing rebuke Synonyms & Similar Words harsh brutal oppressive severe tough trying rough hard excruciating painful grim cruel heavy bleak murderous bitter grievous inhuman rugged crushing biting onerous agonizing burdensome unbearable grinding stiff discomforting forbidding unpleasant uncomfortable rigorous heartrending harrowing hardhanded heartbreaking strict austere overwhelming intemperate stringent inhospitable bad wearing wild inclement spartan tortuous hostile unendurable wretched intolerable insufferable comfortless insupportable disagreeable unfriendly Antonyms & Near Antonyms light soft easy pleasant comfortable genial luxurious mild cozy friendly gentle peaceful moderate hospitable agreeable relaxing restful bearable temperate painless calm balmy tolerable snug reposeful endurable clement See More searing 2 of 2 verb present participle of sear 1 as in charring to burn on the surface lightly sear the steaks, but don't cook them all the way through Synonyms & Similar Words charring scorching singeing baking lighting igniting inflaming enflaming scathing kindling scalding firing incinerating cremating 2 as in drying to make dry the clear desert air is seared by the summer sun Synonyms & Similar Words drying scorching parching baking draining desiccating dehydrating evaporating withering dehumidifying shriveling shrivelling mummifying wizening air-drying Antonyms & Near Antonyms washing wetting soaking flooding drenching drowning saturating watering overflowing inundating bathing dousing sopping moistening dampening damping deluging hydrating sousing dipping submerging swamping waterlogging humidifying dunking dowsing rehydrating See More
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