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singe
[sinj]
verb (used with object)
to burn superficially or slightly; scorch.
Synonyms:to burn the ends, projections, nap, or the like, of (hair, cloth, etc.).
to subject (the carcass of an animal or bird) to flame in order to remove hair, bristles, feathers, etc.
noun
a superficial burn.
the act of singeing.
singe
/ ɪԻ /
verb
to burn or be burnt superficially; scorch
to singe one's clothes
(tr) to burn the ends of (hair, etc)
(tr) to expose (a carcass) to flame to remove bristles or hair
noun
a superficial burn
Other 51Թ Forms
- singeingly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of singe1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of singe1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Where the aged tree’s limbs once exploded into violet, singed branches crisscrossed in colorless sterility like an unfinished painting.
A few hydrangeas were singed five feet from the walls of house, but the home was unscathed.
Twelve attendees — including an 82-year-old woman who lost her home in the fire — stretched out their mats on the green grass beneath a singed eucalyptus tree.
Some of the sailors even had singed hair because the flames were so close, the sailor added.
He was, to use a phrase he coined 10 years later, “singeing the beard of the king of Spain,” raiding his way up the Spanish territories along the Pacific.
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