[{"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["serving to burn or char the surface of something, especially of food in order to seal in the juices before cooking:Sizzle the rump steak over white-hot coals, under a searing grill, or in a blistering griddle pan.", "burning or scorching:The charge exploded prematurely and the truck was engulfed in searing flames.", "sharp, penetrating, and severe, like the feeling of being burned:For weeks now I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night with searing pain in my ankles.Her recent documentary was a searing indictment of the crimes of Stalinism.", "withering or parching:Grass that’s allowed to grow long is like a living mulch, protecting and shielding the root system from the searing heat of summer.", "leaving a permanent emotional scar:He was never to recover from the searing experience of what he saw in the war."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the act of burning or charring the surface of something, especially of food:The searing of the vegetables and meat should be done over a very hot burner and with excellent ventilation.", "the act of branding or marking with a hot iron:One of his arms was branded like that of a convict, the flesh still swollen from the searing of the iron.", "the act of hardening or scarring emotionally, or the resulting condition:Were it not for the searing of their conscience, they would realize that what they’re doing is wrong.", "sharp, penetrating, severe pain:I tried to ignore the searing in my muscles after hours of paddling against the current."]}]