sear /sɪə $ sɪr/ BrE AmE verb
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: searian , from sear ; SERE ]
1 . [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to burn something with a sudden powerful heat:
The heat seared their skin.
2 . [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to have a very strong sudden and unpleasant effect on you:
Pain was searing through her.
The image was seared into his brain.
3 . [transitive] to cook the outside of a piece of meat quickly at a high temperature, in order to keep its juices in:
seared tuna steaks