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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The searing conditions have turned deadly, with multiple drownings in British lakes, French surf and Spanish beaches as people seek relief before lifeguard patrols and summer safety measures are fully in place.
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Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Shot mostly in the Canary Islands with the region’s searing, glaring Tropic-of-Cancer-adjacent light, freakishly black, volcanic soil and groovy mid-century-modernist buildings, the film suggests a future where the worst climactic disasters have been avoided.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
The sight of Avery and Alex, holding up Marcus’s unconscious body, in the Helios entrance’s security camera, is a searing image.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 22 May 2026
This naïve view tended to overlook the searing violence of the ‘Cold’ War, and the ever-increasing inequality between nations.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
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Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Shot mostly in the Canary Islands with the region’s searing, glaring Tropic-of-Cancer-adjacent light, freakishly black, volcanic soil and groovy mid-century-modernist buildings, the film suggests a future where the worst climactic disasters have been avoided.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
The sight of Avery and Alex, holding up Marcus’s unconscious body, in the Helios entrance’s security camera, is a searing image.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 22 May 2026
This naïve view tended to overlook the searing violence of the ‘Cold’ War, and the ever-increasing inequality between nations.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
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“Searing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/searing. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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