Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eye-searing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: eye--sear-ing
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Painful to look at.

Example Sentences

"Bright red light filled the room, it was eye-searing, yet strangely familiar."
"The packed opening night of Twain’s first UK tour since 2004 is an impressively barnstorming, thigh-slapping, eye-searing revue that marries her bulletproof back catalogue with a cautious sprinkle of new material."
"The perfect lockdown antidote: get in a plane and see New York, or the Amalfi coast, or the Himalayas, in eye-searing detail"

Inflected Forms

more eye-searing (comparative) most eye-searing (superlative)

Phrases

eye bleach eye-opening eye-watering

Frequently Paired Words

eye bleach eye-opening eye-watering

Questions

What does eye-searing mean?: Painful to look at.

How to pronounce eye-searing

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