All 3 Uses of
sear
in
The Hidden Oracle
- The smell of molting snakeskin seared my nostrils.†
p. 166.8 *
- It's the lightning bolt that seared every molecule in your body.†
p. 291.6
- I wanted to cry, but the fire had seared all the moisture from my tear ducts.†
p. 297.1
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.