Sekirov Dictionary

singe

/sɪnd͡ʒ/

verb 3
noun 1
forms 7
phrases 1

verb3

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To burn slightly.
- made combustible by Flame They treat of, we have pretty Game, For they their own Tail Singe, to save Us — 1702
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.

noun1

A burning of the surface; a slight burn.

forms

singed · sange · sunge · singeing · singes · singeth · singest

Phrases with singe

singe one's wings
To sustain harm, loss or ruin by doing some risky or perilous deed.

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