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searing

verb
  1. To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.

  2. To wither; to dry up.

  3. To make callous or insensible.

noun
  1. Action of the verb to sear

  2. Cooking food quickly at high temperature

adjective
  1. Very hot; blistering or boiling

  2. (of a pain) having a sensation of intense sudden heat

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