searing

adj

1. 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 [...].”

2. having a sensation of intense sudden heat
3. (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!”

4. damning; critical; scathing

noun

1. action of the verb to sear

   “he was raw with the searings of the fire”

   “It was the time of new searings of black identity deep within the psyche of the black community.”

2. cooking food quickly at high temperature

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of sear

name

1. A surname.