Burning and Seared

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Burning adjective - Being on fire.

Usage example: a firefighter must be that rare soul who rushes into a burning house, not away from it

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Seared and burning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Seared" instead an adjective "Burning".

Nearby Words: burn, burned, burnt, burnout, burner

Seared adjective - Having the surface burned quickly with intense heat.

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Burning and seared are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burning" instead an adjective "Seared".

Nearby Words: sear, searing

When Heracles fought the monster, he was assisted by his nephew Iolaus, who seared the heads with a burning torch and prevented them from growing back.

Source: Myth / Classical Mythology
Three bullets seared burning paths through living flesh.

Source: Literature / The Savannah Reid Mysteries

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