Sear — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make very hot and dry

become superficially burned

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈiə/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈɪɹ/.

Examples

The heat scorched the countryside
my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
The cook blackened the chicken breast

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shriveled scorch char dried-up shrivelled parch singe withered sere blacken

Parts of Speech

verb	make very hot and dry “The heat scorched the countryside”
verb	become superficially burned “my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames”
verb	burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color “The cook blackened the chicken breast”
verb	cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat “The sun parched the earth”
adjective	(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture “dried-up grass”

Word Forms

scorch	noun	a surface burn
sereness	noun	a withered dryness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anbraten

sehr heiß und trocken zubereiten

🇫🇷French

saisir

faire très chaud et sec

🇪🇸Spanish

marchito

hacer muy caliente y seco

🇮🇹Italian

scottare

rendere molto caldo e asciutto

🇳🇱Dutch

schroeien

erg heet en droog maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

queimar

deixe muito quente e seco

🇷🇺Russian

обжигать

сделать очень горячим и сухим

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जलाना

बहुत गर्म और सूखा बनाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

জল

খুব গরম এবং শুকনো করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

சீர்

மிகவும் சூடான மற்றும் உலர் செய்ய

🇮🇳Telugu

శోధించు

చాలా వేడిగా మరియు పొడిగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सीअर

खूप गरम आणि कोरडे करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સીઅર

ખૂબ ગરમ અને શુષ્ક બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹುರಿಯಿರಿ

ತುಂಬಾ ಬಿಸಿ ಮತ್ತು ಒಣಗಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെട്ടുക

വളരെ ചൂടുള്ളതും ഉണങ്ങിയതുമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੀਅਰ

ਬਹੁਤ ਗਰਮ ਅਤੇ ਸੁੱਕਾ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیر

بہت گرم اور خشک بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

灼烧

变得非常炎热和干燥

🇯🇵Japanese

焼き付ける

非常に暑くて乾燥した状態になる

🇰🇷Korean

시든

매우 뜨겁고 건조하게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đốt cháy

làm rất nóng và khô

🇹🇭Thai

เหี่ยว

ทำให้ร้อนและแห้งมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghanguskan

membuat sangat panas dan kering

🇲🇾Malay

bakar

membuat sangat panas dan kering

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

احرق

اجعلها ساخنة وجافة جدًا

🇮🇷Persian

سر زدن

خیلی گرم و خشک کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

kavurmak

çok sıcak ve kuru yapmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִצְרוֹב

להכין מאוד חם ויבש

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