singe

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To burn slightly
A burning of the surface; a slight burn
to burn slightly or superficially
{v} to scorch, burn slightly, burn off
burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows"
To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it
{i} light burn
a surface burn
To burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of; to burn the ends or outside of; as, to singe the hair or the skin
become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken or the like) by passing it over a flame
burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows
{f} burn lightly
If you singe something or if it singes, it burns very slightly and changes colour but does not catch fire. The electric fire had begun to singe the bottoms of his trousers Toast the dried chillies in a hot pan until they start to singe. to burn the surface of something slightly, or to be burned slightly. a mark on the surface of something where it has been burnt slightly
swinge
senge
singed
{s} slightly burnt, burnt at the edges
singed
past of singe
singeing
present participle of singe
singes
plural of singe
singes
third person singular of singe
singe
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