1
: very hot
2
: marked by extreme intensity, harshness, or emotional power
searing pain
a searing review
a searing portrayal
searingly
adverb
Examples of searing in a Sentence
the searing heat of the fire
She felt a searing pain in her foot.
She made a searing attack on her political enemies.
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Hackman’s searing turn as the hyper, gum-smacking Doyle in the documentary-style French Connection distinguished him as a leading man.
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Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Bouchard’s five-on-five on-ice outscoring is a searing total.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Four years ago, Officer Daniel Hodges was called upon to defend the Capitol against a pro-Trump mob and wound up being pinned by the throng in a doorway of the building, in one of the most searing images of the violence that erupted on Jan. 6, 2021.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
And the most searing one was my son Beau wasn't there.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
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Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Bouchard’s five-on-five on-ice outscoring is a searing total.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Four years ago, Officer Daniel Hodges was called upon to defend the Capitol against a pro-Trump mob and wound up being pinned by the throng in a doorway of the building, in one of the most searing images of the violence that erupted on Jan. 6, 2021.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
And the most searing one was my son Beau wasn't there.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for searing
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“Searing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/searing. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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