All 3 Uses of
sear
in
The Hunger Games
- The sun's beating down, even more searing than the first two days.
p. 169.3 *searing = burning hot
- Discomfort turns to distress until each breath sends a searing pain through my chest.
p. 173.9 *searing = intense
- My hand fumbles to my braid and finds a fireball has seared off at least six inches of it.
p. 176.4seared = burned
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.