sear
verb
[ sɪə ]
• burn or scorch the surface of (something) with a sudden, intense heat.
• "the water got so hot that it seared our lips"
Similar:
scorch,
burn,
singe,
scald,
char,
dry up/out,
parch,
desiccate,
dehydrate,
wither,
shrivel,
discolour,
brown,
blacken,
carbonize,
cauterize,
exsiccate,
distress,
grieve,
sadden,
make miserable/wretched,
upset,
trouble,
harrow,
cause anguish to,
afflict,
perturb,
disturb,
hurt,
wound,
pain,
cut to the quick,
affect,
move,
sting,
mortify,
torment,
torture,
gnaw at,
vex,
gall,
• (of pain) be experienced as a sudden, burning sensation.
• "a crushing pain seared through his chest"
• cause to wither.
• "when summer sears the plains"
sear
adjective
• variant spelling of sere1.
Origin:
Old English sēar (adjective), sēarian (verb), of Germanic origin.
sere
adjective
• (especially of vegetation) dry or withered.
• "small green vineyards encircled by vast sear fields"
Origin:
Old English sēar : see sear.
