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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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Emergency responders worked around the clock to locate survivors, enduring searing heat and toxic fumes.
—Josh Green, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Garcia then handed it off to co-producer Andrew Baylis (Jelly Roll, Brantley Gilbert), who brought in guitarist Nathan Keeterle to redo some of the parts and to provide a searing solo.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
Balogun, who stole scenes from Ewan McGregor in Paramount+’s A Gentleman in Moscow, has a smooth, searing confidence, mowing through extras and secondary characters with vicious efficiency.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 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 14 Nov. 2025.
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