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singe
(sĭnj)tr.v. singed, singe·ing, sing·es
1. To burn superficially; scorch.
2. To burn off the feathers or bristles of (a carcass of a bird or animal) by subjecting briefly to flame. See Synonyms at burn1.
3. To burn the ends of (hair, for example).
4. To burn the nap from (cloth) in manufacturing.
n.
A slight or surface burn; a scorch.
[Middle English sengen, from Old English sengan.]
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singe
(sɪndʒ)vb, singes, singeing or singed
1. to burn or be burnt superficially; scorch: to singe one's clothes.
2. (tr) to burn the ends of (hair, etc)
3. (Agriculture) (tr) to expose (a carcass) to flame to remove bristles or hair
n
(Pathology) a superficial burn
[Old English sengan; related to Middle High German sengen to singe, Dutch sengel spark, Norwegian sengla to smell of burning, Swedish sjängla to singe, Icelandic sāngr]
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singe
(sɪndʒ)v. singed, singe•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to burn superficially or slightly; scorch.
2. to burn the ends, nap, or the like, of (hair, cloth, etc.).
3. to subject (a carcass) to flame in order to remove hair, bristles, feathers, etc.
n. 4. a superficial burn.
5. the act of singeing.
[before 1000; Middle English sengen (v.), Old English sencgan, c. Old Frisian senga, Old Saxon -sengian, Middle High German sengen; akin to Old Norse sangr singed, burnt]
singe′ing•ly, adv.
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singe
Past participle: singed
Gerund: singeing
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singe
To brown or color by applying heat to the surface.
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| Noun | 1. |  singe - a surface burn burn - an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation |
| Verb | 1. | singe - burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows" |
| 2. | singe - become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames" |
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singe
(sindʒ) – present participle ˈsingeing: past tense, past participle singed – verb to (cause to) burn on the surface; to scorch. She singed her dress by pressing it with too hot an iron.
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