"searing" meaning in English

See searing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɪəɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} searing
  1. very hot; blistering or boiling Categories (topical): Temperature
    Sense id: en-searing-en-adj-0N96-SXi Disambiguation of Temperature: 56 0 0 0 0 44 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 9 7 11 13 8 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 9 8 11 12 9 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 6 0 10 9 8 11
  2. (of a pain) having a sensation of intense sudden heat
    Sense id: en-searing-en-adj-nZlaXWC~
  3. (figuratively) unbearably intense or emotionally powerful Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-searing-en-adj-PQrIpb1F
  4. damning; critical; scathing
    Sense id: en-searing-en-adj-4y-OPNHG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: searing hot, searingly

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪəɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: searings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} searing (plural searings)
  1. action of the verb to sear
    Sense id: en-searing-en-noun-YcZaQJUZ
  2. cooking food quickly at high temperature
    Sense id: en-searing-en-noun-MgjRFr8B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: searing-iron

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɪəɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} searing
  1. present participle and gerund of sear Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: sear
    Sense id: en-searing-en-verb-Gos6gTuG

Inflected forms

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