searing
adjective
[ ˈsɪərɪŋ ]
• extremely hot or intense.
• "the searing heat of the sun"
Similar:
scorching,
blistering,
flaming,
blazing (hot),
baking (hot),
burning,
fiery,
torrid,
parching,
withering,
boiling,
boiling hot,
sizzling,
roasting,
sweltering,
intense,
excruciating,
agonizing,
sharp,
stabbing,
shooting,
stinging,
severe,
extreme,
fierce,
harrowing,
piercing,
penetrating,
racking,
insufferable,
unbearable,
unendurable,
torturous,
exquisite,
sear
verb
• 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"
Origin:
Old English sēar (adjective), sēarian (verb), of Germanic origin.
