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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Catch her making cookies in sculptural Rodarte silks, or searing steak in a slinky pink Miu Miu set.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
In Generation Kill, the searing Iraq War drama based on Rolling Stone journalist Evan Wright’s non-fiction story, Ransone played Corporal Josh Ray Person a member of a Marines battalion during the 2003 invasion.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
These pans might also have poor rivets holding the handle on, or strange shapes with a narrow base and tall sides that make searing difficult.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
Pienaar's highest profile role came in 2006, when he was cast as a cameraman in Edward Zwick's searing drama Blood Diamond.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
In Generation Kill, the searing Iraq War drama based on Rolling Stone journalist Evan Wright’s non-fiction story, Ransone played Corporal Josh Ray Person a member of a Marines battalion during the 2003 invasion.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
These pans might also have poor rivets holding the handle on, or strange shapes with a narrow base and tall sides that make searing difficult.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
Pienaar's highest profile role came in 2006, when he was cast as a cameraman in Edward Zwick's searing drama Blood Diamond.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 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 30 Dec. 2025.
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