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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Pritzker’s speech, which occurred as national Democrats were largely leaderless in countering and criticizing Trump’s early chaotic presidential moves, aimed to fill the vacuum and garnered significant attention by offering a searing response to the president for a national audience.
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
And first baseman Colby Thorndyke comes in with a searing swing.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Richard Gadd’s searing, semi-autobiographical dramedy — which appeared on the kudos scene a scant one month before the close of eligibility — went on to essentially sweep Limited Series categories at last September’s Emmys.
—Michael Ausiello, TVLine, 6 June 2025
Caminero, who was hitless in his previous 17 at-bats, led off with a searing homer to left-center, hit at 109.2 mph and carrying 409 feet.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2025
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
And first baseman Colby Thorndyke comes in with a searing swing.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Richard Gadd’s searing, semi-autobiographical dramedy — which appeared on the kudos scene a scant one month before the close of eligibility — went on to essentially sweep Limited Series categories at last September’s Emmys.
—Michael Ausiello, TVLine, 6 June 2025
Caminero, who was hitless in his previous 17 at-bats, led off with a searing homer to left-center, hit at 109.2 mph and carrying 409 feet.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2025
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“Searing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/searing. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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