To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.
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.
Action of the verb to sear
Cooking food quickly at high temperature
Very hot; blistering or boiling
(of a pain) having a sensation of intense sudden heat