āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to sear
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āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻ˛ āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to lightly burn the surface of something with intense heat
Transitive: to sear surface of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The intense flames seared the edges of the wood, leaving black marks.
āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛, āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
to quickly cook the surface of food at high heat to develop a crust or color
Transitive: to sear food
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He seared the fish fillets in a hot pan to lock in moisture and flavor.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻŽ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻļā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to become dry or withered, usually due to heat or lack of water
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The plants seared under the hot sun, wilting and losing their color.
āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§, āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ°āĻ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to make something dry up or wither, typically from intense heat
Transitive: to sear a plant
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The drought seared the crops, causing the fields to turn brown.
āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĢāĻ¸āĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
to develop a superficial burn on the surface, usually due to exposure to intense heat or flame
Transitive: to sear a person or their skin
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The blast of heat from the oven seared her face as she opened the door.
āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ° āĻ§āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§ āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻž āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻļā§āĻāĻ¨ā§, āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
seared
searing
sear
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
