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Sear

verb
(past & past part. seared; pres. part. searing)
1.
Make very hot and dry.  Synonym: scorch.
2.
Become superficially burned.  Synonyms: scorch, singe.
3.
Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color.  Synonyms: blacken, char, scorch.  "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece" , "The flames scorched the ceiling"
4.
Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat.  Synonym: parch.
adjective
1.
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture.  Synonyms: dried-up, sere, shriveled, shrivelled, withered.  "The desert was edged with sere vegetation" , "Shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings" , "Withered vines"






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"Sear" Quotes from Famous Books



... thy window closed of late? And why thy garden in its sear? O house! where doth thy master wait? I only ...
— Poems • Victor Hugo

... Indian across the face. The old Indian stepped back and stiffened. His sunken eyes blazed with hatred, but he made no sound or sign. He knew that if he as much as lifted his hand the men would kill him. To him they were the law, searching for a fugitive. The welt across his face burned like the sear of fire—the cowardly brand of hatred on the impassive face of primitive fortitude! This because he had fed a hungry man and delayed ...
— The Ridin' Kid from Powder River • Henry Herbert Knibbs

... see the stare of the small blue eyes, The tiny fingers of whitest wax That will point at you, or the wound that lies, A clot of red in her fairy flax? Will the beads that burst on your brows be hot As mothers' tears that are newly shed? Will each sear and burn like a blazing dot That eats its way through ...
— New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 - April-September, 1915 • Various

... two blessed spirits, lying full in the sight and light of our God,—as indeed what else are we?—warming our hearts in his presence and peace; and that we have but to rise and spread our wings to sear aloft and find—what shall it be, my lady? Worlds upon worlds? No, no. What are worlds upon worlds in infinite show until we have seen the face of the ...
— The Marquis of Lossie • George MacDonald

... said, quietly-" up thar," pointing to a wooded mountain, the top of which was lost in mist. The girl's attitude changed instantly into - vague alarm, and her eyes flashed upon Raines as though they would sear their way into the meaning hidden in his quiet face. Gradually his motive seemed to become clear, and she advanced a ...
— A Mountain Europa • John Fox Jr.


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