singe
IPA: sˈɪndʒ
noun
- A burning of the surface; a slight burn.
verb
- (transitive) To burn slightly.
- (transitive) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
- (transitive) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.
- Obsolete form of sing. [(intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.]
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Examples of "singe" in Sentences
- The fire singed timbers.
- I noticed that it was singed.
- The tree was singed by people.
- The tree is about to be singed.
- The singe is in the Welsh language.
- The potatoes are singed in the oven.