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singe

Pronunciation: /sɪn(d)ʒ/

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Definition of singe

verb (singes, singeing, singed)

[with object]

burn (something) superficially or lightly:the fire had singed his eyebrows (as adjective singed)a smell of singed feathers
[no object] be lightly or superficially burned:the heat was so intense I could feel the hairs on my hands singe
burn the bristles or down off (the carcass of a pig or fowl) to prepare it for cooking.

noun

a superficial burn.

Origin:

Old English sencgan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zengen

Spelling rule

Keep the final -e when adding -ing so as to tell the difference between singeing and singing (the present participle of sing): (singes, singeing, singed).

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