All 3 Uses of
sear
in
The Return of the King
- As if stricken by some blasting spell it burst asunder: there was a flash of searing lightning, and the doors tumbled in riven fragments to the ground.†
Chpt 5.4 *
- For a searing second it stood dazzling far off in black and white, its topmost tower like a glittering needle: and then as the darkness closed again there came rolling over the fields a great boom.†
Chpt 5.5
- The skies burst into thunder seared with lightning.†
Chpt 6.3
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