sear
verb (used with object)
to burn or char the surface of.
are searing
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present progressiveof sear.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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That moisture is instead heading up to Northern California, he said, where two large wildfires are searing nearly 300,000 acres between them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2021
The varying attitudes of the city are on stark display within the wood-paneled courtroom, as are searing emotions.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2018
Agen Akhere has a round, baby-face but his small eyes are searing red.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2018
The sections about her gorgeous elder sister, Ifat, who died tragically young, are searing in their intensity.
From The Guardian ● May 17, 2017
The novel’s first 100 pages are searing; no racial or cultural stereotype is safe from Mr Beatty’s satirical eye.
From Economist ● Oct. 26, 2016
