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to sear

to sear

76 6.1
To burn something quickly with very strong heat until it turns brown or black
  • verb
  • /sɪr/
translation icon : sellar
  • The chef taught us how to sear fish properly to lock in the juices and enhance the taste.
  • seared into memory

B you can actually in the same pot, just using that one pot, you can sear or like brown meat or whatever first.

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Examples

  • He placed the chicken in the hot pan to sear the skin until it turned golden brown.

  • B you can actually in the same pot, just using that one pot, you can sear or like brown meat or whatever first.

  • So we're going to do is just only sear them for a second and then take them out.

  • I'm going to show you how to reverse sear a big steak.

  • If you want to sear with this device, it is set and forget for cooking to temp.

  • And then we kind of hold it together with toothpicks and then sear them in a pan like this just to like brown them.

  • If the blooms are drooping, you can sear the stems in boiling water.

  • Prepare your Peppers, onions and now in a skillet sear that short rib.

  • We hear a sound, like the hiss of something being seared in a skillet.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • To achieve a rich flavor, you should sear the steak on high heat before slow cooking.

Synonyms

to char
vsto sear
53 4.6

To burn the surface of something so it becomes black

is intense heat that dries the surface and makes it dark or withered
to brown
vsto sear
50 2.0

To make something a darker color by heat, for example when cooking or in the sun

involves more intense heat that dries, burns, or darkens more
to scorch
vsto sear
20 3.5

To burn the surface slightly and make a brown mark

is stronger heat that dries surfaces and makes them very dark or withered
to blacken
vsto sear
7 3.2

To cook food at high heat so its outside becomes dark and slightly burnt

is intense burning but can also mean strong drying without complete darkening
to crispen
vsto sear
1 8.9

To make food brown and slightly crunchy on the outside by heating it

is harsher, also drying or burning beyond mere crisping
to sear the meat
vsto sear
3.7

Quickly cook the outside of meat at very high heat to make a brown crust

is rapid intense heating that also dries and may darken surfaces

Antonyms

34 3.3

To add water to something or to take water into the body

Phrasal Verbs

Quickly cook the outside of meat at very high heat to make a brown crust

How Burned

to burn
1.0
to char
53 4.6
to sear
76 6.1
to scorch
20 3.5
to singe
6 4.2

Surface Forms

sear infinitive
seared past
seared past participle
searing present participle
sears third person singular

Etymology

Sear comes from an old English family of words like sere, which means 'dry' or 'wither'. So to sear something is to burn or scorch it until it becomes dry, blackened, or withered.