The Only Use of
sear
in
Fahrenheit 451
- What could he say in a single word, a few words, that would sear all their faces and wake them up?
p. 128.9sear = scorch (figuratively, to brown the surface with intense heat)
Definitions:
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(1)
(sear as in: searing the meat) to scorch or burn the surface of something; or to be very hot
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(2)
(sear as in: a searing pain or memory) intense (figuratively to burn into the mind)
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, sear can mean dry or refer to part of a gun.