sear meaning
UK /sɪə/ US /sɪr/ 1 syllable
sear (verb): make very hot and dry.
sear has 5 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and adjective.
sear as a verb
- make very hot and dry
- The heat scorched the countryside
Synonyms: scorch
Type of: heat
Kinds: sizzle
- become superficially burned
- my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
Type of: burn
- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
- The cook blackened the chicken breast
- The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
- the flames scorched the ceiling
Synonyms: char, blacken, scorch
Type of: burn
Kinds: singe
- cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
- The sun parched the earth
Synonyms: parch
Type of: dry
sear as an adjective
- (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
- dried-up grass
- the desert was edged with sere vegetation
- shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings
- withered vines
Synonyms: dried-up, sere, shriveled, shrivelled, withered
Similar: dry
How to pronounce sear
sear is pronounced /sɪə/ in British English and /sɪr/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.
Words that rhyme with sear
Word lists: words starting with SE · words ending in AR · 4-letter words
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