Definitions
cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
Word origin
From Middle English sere, seer, seere, from Old English sēar, sīere (“dry, sere, sear, withered, barren”), from Proto-West Germanic *sauʀ(ī), from Proto-Germanic *sauzaz (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ews- (“dry, parched”) (also reconstructed as *h₂sews-).
Used in a sentence
“The autumn winds rushing / Waft the leaves that are searest, / But our flower was in flushing, / When blighting was nearest.”
“He likes to sear his steaks while maintaining rareness at the center.”
“I will sear the skin from your flesh. You will die a thousand deaths!”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Scorch quickly”4 letters
02“Brown quickly”4 letters
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