searing
adjective /ˈsɪərɪŋ/
/ˈsɪrɪŋ/
[usually before noun]- so strong that it seems to burn you
- the searing heat of a tropical summer
- searing pain
- He spent several days wandering in the searing heat of the outback.
- (of words or speech) powerful and critical
- a searing attack on the government