All 4 Uses of
sear
in
The Da Vinci Code
- The gun roared, and the curator felt a searing heat as the bullet lodged in his stomach.†
Chpt Pro. *
- Even as she staggered back in horror, she felt the image searing itself into her memory forever.†
Chpt 31-32
- A shot rang out on the stairs, and Silas felt a searing pain below his ribs.†
Chpt 95-96
- Bishop Manuel Aringarosa's body had endured many kinds of pain, and yet the searing heat of the bullet wound in his chest felt profoundly foreign to him.†
Chpt 99-100
Definition:
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(sear) burn -- especially the surface with intense heat
or:
brown meat with a hot flame
or:
burn something into memory -- especially something painful