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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
searing en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsɪəɹɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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very hot; blistering or boiling
Another source of discontent with the Phase I stock has been obviated by relocation of the interior heating elements and the introduction of thermostatic control; this has eradicated the searing blasts of hot air passengers used to feel about their calves [...].
1961 February, “Talking of Trains: Phase II units in service”, in Trains Illustrated, page 69:
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(of a pain) having a sensation of intense sudden heat
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(figuratively) unbearably intense or emotionally powerful
O! yearning heart! I did inherit
Thy withering portion with the fame,
The searing glory which hath shone
Amid the jewels of my throne,
Halo of Hell!
1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems:
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damning; critical; scathing
Deriveds
searingly · searing hot
searing en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsɪəɹɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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action of the verb to sear
he was raw with the searings of the fire
1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, →OCLC:It was the time of new searings of black identity deep within the psyche of the black community.
1970 August, Ebony, volume 25, number 10, page 156:
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cooking food quickly at high temperature
Forms
Deriveds
searing-iron
searing en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsɪəɹɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of sear