searing

sear·ing

adjective \ˈsir-iŋ\

Definition of SEARING

1

: very hot

2

: marked by extreme intensity, harshness, or emotional power <searing pain> <a searing review> <a searing portrayal>

— sear·ing·ly adverb

Examples of SEARING

1. the searing heat of the fire
2. She felt a searing pain in her foot.
3. She made a searing attack on her political enemies.

First Known Use of SEARING

1678

Related to SEARING

Synonyms

ardent, boiling, broiling, burning, fervent, fervid, fiery, piping hot, red, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, hot, sultry, superheated, sweltering, torrid, ultrahot, white-hot

Antonyms

algid, arctic, bitter, bone-chilling, cold, freezing, frigid, frozen, glacial, ice-cold, iced, icy

Related Words

blazing, glowing, igneous, molten, seething, sizzling; heated, overheated, reheated, warmed; snug, toasty, warm, warmish; feverish, flushed, inflamed (also enflamed); canicular, muggy, steamy, summerlike, summery, tropical

Near Antonyms

chill, chilly, coldish, cool, coolish, nippy, snappy; blizzardly, frosty, snowy, subfreezing, subzero, wintry (also wintery); chilled, cooled, refrigerated, unheated; benumbed, numb, shivering

Rhymes with SEARING

clearing, earing, gearing