sear
/sɪɹ/ verbe C2En français : saisir, griller, brûler, calciner
- To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument. · He likes to sear his steaks while maintaining rareness at the center.
- To wither; to dry up.
- To make callous or insensible.
- To mark permanently, as if by burning. · The events of that day were seared into her memory.
He/she/it sears · Prétérit seared · Participe passé seared · Forme en -ing searing
Formes du verbe
- Forme de base
- sear
- He/she/it
- sears
- Prétérit
- seared
- Participe passé
- seared
- Forme en -ing
- searing
Dans la bibliothèque
“It is easy for me to be so, for every event of that dreadful time is seared into my memory.
The Birch Path was a canopy of yellow and the ferns were sear and brown all along it.
A large face, seared with a thousand wrinkles, burned yellow with the sun, and marked with every evil passion, was turned from one to the other of us, while his deep-set, bile-shot eyes, and his high, thin, fleshless nose, gave him somewhat the resemblance to a fierce old bird of prey.
I felt a sudden hot sear as if a red-hot iron had been pressed to my thigh.
Autres résultats
Apprenez sear dans de vrais textes
Avec un compte gratuit, survolez n’importe quel mot de la bibliothèque pour voir son sens, écoutez-le lu à voix haute, enregistrez des mots pour des révisions calées sur votre mémoire, et voyez quelle part de chaque livre vous connaissez déjà.