Crossword clues for seared
seared
- Browned quickly
- Quickly heated the outside of
- Put a brown crust on, in a way
- Prepared, as tuna
- Prepared tuna, say
- Marked with a branding iron
- Like some tuna steaks
- Like some sesame-crusted tuna
- How some tuna is prepared
- How scallops are often prepared
- Exposed to high heat, in a way
- Cooked, as a steak
- Cooked quickly, as a steak
- Charred the outside of
- Burned the outer layer of
- Burned superficially
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sear \Sear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seared; p. pr. & vb. n. Searing.] [OE. seeren, AS. se['a]rian. See Sear, a.]
To wither; to dry up.
--Shak.-
To burn (the surface of) to dryness and hardness; to cauterize; to expose to a degree of heat such as changes the color or the hardness and texture of the surface; to scorch; to make callous; as, to sear the skin or flesh. Also used figuratively.
I'm seared with burning steel.
--Rowe.It was in vain that the amiable divine tried to give salutary pain to that seared conscience.
--Macaulay.The discipline of war, being a discipline in destruction of life, is a discipline in callousness. Whatever sympathies exist are seared.
--H. Spencer.Note: Sear is allied to scorch in signification; but it is applied primarily to animal flesh, and has special reference to the effect of heat in marking the surface hard. Scorch is applied to flesh, cloth, or any other substance, and has no reference to the effect of hardness.
To sear up, to close by searing. ``Cherish veins of good humor, and sear up those of ill.''
--Sir W. Temple.
Seared \Seared\, a. Scorched; cauterized; hence, figuratively, insensible; not susceptible to moral influences.
A seared conscience and a remorseless heart.
--Macaulay.
Wiktionary
blackened by heat; scorched; burned v
(en-past of: sear)
WordNet
adj. having the surface burned quickly with intense heat; "the seared meat is then covered with hot liquid for braising"
Usage examples of "seared".
His blue eyes seared over her as he said softly, "You're afraid of life, so you don't let anything touch you.
The way he had kissed her the day before was still seared into her mind, and she couldn't get the taste of his mouth from her lips, or rub from her skin the lingering sensation of the soft brush of his moustache and beard.
The thought that he might have gone permanently made her sag against the door, and bitter tears of regret seared her lids before she forced them back.
His hot breath seared her throat, and she felt the flutter of his eyelashes against her skin as he began to doze.
His hair was thick and black, his complexion dark, and there was an intense energy about him that seared her.
Hot pain seared her back and legs from the strain she was putting on her muscles.
It had been five years, but there were still times when the loss and regret seared her, when the emptiness got to her.
Then she wondered who had been the last woman to lie in bed with him, and jealousy seared her, mingled with pain.
Her pale bare breasts felt the wash of cool air, then his wet mouth seared her nipple and she moaned.
She shivered as it seared a path along nerve endings throughout her body and instinctively turned her face into the warm hollow created by the curve of his shoulder.
She was totally limp, her head lolling against his shoulder, and hot tears seared his eyelids.
The heat seared her skin, and sparks showered down like thousands of tiny glowing knives, pricking where they landed.
She could feel his hostility radiating from him, a palpable force that seared her skin.
The liquid flame seared its way down her esophagus and into her stomach, stealing her breath along the way.
His vitality seared her like a blast, an almost palpable force, and she felt the blood drain from her face.