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singe

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As a verb, singe means burn slightly. As a noun, it means a burning of the surface.

Meanings of singe

6 meanings

verb

To burn slightly.
To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.
Burn superficially or lightly
“I singed my eyebrows”
Similar: swinge
Become superficially burned
“my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames”
Similar: scorch, sear

Obsolete form of sing.

noun

A burning of the surface; a slight burn.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a surface burn

verb: burn superficially or lightly

swinge

verb: become superficially burned

Words that rhyme with singe

syringe fringe binge hinge cringe twinge tinge impinge infringemingeunhinge

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