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sear

The correct spelling is sear.

How to pronounce sear

/sɪə(ɹ)/
adjective

IPA: /sɪə(ɹ)/

Say it like: See-r

The correct spelling is sear. Dry; withered, especially of vegetation. For example: "The events of that day were seared into her memory."

Usage Examples

The events of that day were seared into her memory.

Meanings

adjective

  1. 1.Dry; withered, especially of vegetation.

noun

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

verb

  1. 1.To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.
  2. 2.To wither; to dry up.
  3. 3.To make callous or insensible.
  4. 4.To mark permanently, as if by burning.

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