simple past tense and past participle of sear

blackened by heat; scorched; burned

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sear

(transitive) To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument. / To wither; to dry up. / (transitive, figuratively) To make callous or insensible.

A scar produced by searing / Part of a gun that retards the hammer until the trigger is pulled.

Dry; withered, especially of vegetation.

present participle of sear

very hot; blistering or boiling / (of a pain) having a sensation of intense sudden heat / damning; critical; scathing

action of the verb to sear / cooking food quickly at high temperature

plural of searing