Both Uses of
sear
in
Black: The Birth of Evil
- The intense searing pain of a blade slicing through his leather moccasins and into his heel.†
Chpt 2 *
- He tensed in anticipation of the searing pain of burning flesh.†
Chpt 32
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) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, sear can mean dry or refer to part of a gun.