searverb [ T ]
uk/sɪər/us/sɪr/to burn the surface of something with sudden very strong heat:
The heat from the explosion seared their hands and faces.
to fry a piece of meat quickly at a high temperature, in order to prevent liquid and flavour escaping from it
to have a strong unpleasant effect on someone's feelings or memories:
The disaster is indelibly seared into the villagers' memories.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Burning, burnt & on fire
- ablaze
- alight
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt out
- burst
- char
- flame
- flammable
- forest fire
- frazzled
- go up in flames idiom
- incinerate
- inextinguishable
- lighted
- scald
- singe
- smoke
- smolder
- spontaneous combustion
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Preparing food using heat
Making people sad, shocked and upset