1. to burn or scorch the surface of something with intense heat
2. to cook meat quickly at high temperature to seal in juices
Usage: cooking
3. to cause sharp emotional pain or distress
Usage: figurative

1. dried up or withered
Usage: literary

Examples

• The hot pan will sear the steak perfectly.
• The intense heat seared the grass brown.
• Sear the chicken breast for two minutes on each side.
• The painful memory continued to sear his mind.
• The desert sun seared our skin.
• She seared the vegetables quickly in the wok.
• The sear leaves crumbled at his touch.