Definition of Seared
Adjective: seared seerd
- Having the surface burned quickly with intense heat
"the seared meat is then covered with hot liquid for braising"
- Make very hot and dry
"The heat seared the countryside";
- scorch
- Become superficially burned
"my eyebrows seared when I bent over the flames";
- scorch, singe
- (cooking) burn slightly and superficially so as to affect colour
"The fire seared the ceiling above the mantelpiece";
- char, blacken, scorch
- Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
"The sun seared the earth";
- parch
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