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sear

/sɪə(r)/verb

उच्चारण सिअर

झुलसाना, (तेज़ आँच पर) ऊपर से सेंकना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth

    to burn the surface of something in a way that is sudden and powerful, especially to cook the outside of meat quickly at a high temperature

    झुलसाना, (तेज़ आँच पर) ऊपर से सेंकना

    • Sear the paneer on a hot tawa before adding it to the gravy.
    • The hot iron seared his hand.

    Synonyms scorch singe burn char brown

  2. 2

    [I, T] ~ (sth) | ~ through sth literary

    to cause somebody sudden and great pain

    तीव्र पीड़ा देना, झकझोर देना

    • A sharp pain seared through his chest.
    • The memory of the accident was seared into her mind.

    Synonyms burn sting pierce

◇Word family
searing adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

scorch singe burn char brown sting pierce

?Which word?

Do not confuse sear (to burn the surface of something), seer (a person who can see the future, a prophet) and sere (literary, dry and withered).

Sear (किसी चीज़ की सतह को झुलसाना), seer (भविष्य देखने वाला, ऋषि, द्रष्टा) और sere (literary, सूखा और मुरझाया हुआ) में भ्रम न करें।