singe - singeing - singed
1singe — [[t]sɪ̱nʤ[/t]] singes, singeing, singed V ERG If you singe something or if it singes, it burns very slightly and changes colour but does not catch fire. [V n] The electric fire had begun to singe the bottoms of his trousers... [V ed] Her hair was …
2singe — verb (singes, singeing, singed) 1》 burn or be burnt lightly or superficially. 2》 burn the bristles or down off (the carcass of a pig or fowl) to prepare it for cooking. noun a light or superficial burn. Origin OE sencgan, of W. Gmc origin …
3Singeing — Singe Singe (s[i^]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Singed} (s[i^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Singeing} (s[i^]nj [i^]ng).] [OE. sengen, AS. sengan in besengan (akin to D. zengen, G. sengen), originally, to cause to sing, fr. AS. singan to sing, in allusion to …
4Singed — Singe Singe (s[i^]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Singed} (s[i^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Singeing} (s[i^]nj [i^]ng).] [OE. sengen, AS. sengan in besengan (akin to D. zengen, G. sengen), originally, to cause to sing, fr. AS. singan to sing, in allusion to …
5Singe — (s[i^]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Singed} (s[i^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Singeing} (s[i^]nj [i^]ng).] [OE. sengen, AS. sengan in besengan (akin to D. zengen, G. sengen), originally, to cause to sing, fr. AS. singan to sing, in allusion to the singing …
6singe — [sinj] vt. singed, singeing [ME sengen < OE sengan, akin to Ger sengen < IE base * senk , to burn, dry out > OSlav isočiti, to dry, sǫcilo, oven] 1. to burn superficially or slightly 2. to expose (the carcass of an animal or fowl) to… …
7singe — , singed, singeing …
8Singe — A singe is a slight scorching, burn or treatment with flame. This may be due to an accident, such as scorching one s hair when lighting a gas fire, or a deliberate method of treatment or removal of hair or other fibres.HairdressingA singe is a… …
9singe — I UK [sɪndʒ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms singe : present tense I/you/we/they singe he/she/it singes present participle singeing past tense singed past participle singed to burn something slightly so that only the edge or… …
10singe — [c]/sɪndʒ / (say sinj) verb (singed, singeing) –verb (t) 1. to burn superficially. 2. to burn the ends or projections of (hair, etc.). 3. to subject to flame in order to remove hair, etc. –verb (i) 4. to burn slightly; scorch. –noun 5. a… …
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