sear /sɪə $ sɪr/
verb[
Language: Old English;
Origin: searian, from sear; SERE]
1. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to burn something with a sudden powerful heat:
The heat seared their skin.2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to have a very strong sudden and unpleasant effect on you:
Pain was searing through her. The image was seared into his brain.3. [transitive] to cook the outside of a piece of meat quickly at a high temperature, in order to keep its juices in:
seared tuna steaks [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲