singe

singe

 (sĭnj)

tr.v. singed, singe·ing, sing·es

1. To burn superficially; scorch.

2. To burn off the feathers or bristles of (a carcass of a bird or animal) by subjecting briefly to flame. See Synonyms at burn¹.

3. To burn the ends of (hair, for example).

4. To burn the nap from (cloth) in manufacturing.

n.

A slight or surface burn; a scorch.

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[Middle English sengen, from Old English sengan.]

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singe

(sɪndʒ)

vb, singes, singeing or singed

1. to burn or be burnt superficially; scorch: to singe one's clothes.

2. (tr) to burn the ends of (hair, etc)

3. (Agriculture) (tr) to expose (a carcass) to flame to remove bristles or hair

n

(Pathology) a superficial burn

[Old English sengan; related to Middle High German sengen to singe, Dutch sengel spark, Norwegian sengla to smell of burning, Swedish sjängla to singe, Icelandic sāngr]

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singe

(sɪndʒ)

v. singed, singe•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to burn superficially or slightly; scorch.

2. to burn the ends, nap, or the like, of (hair, cloth, etc.).

3. to subject (a carcass) to flame in order to remove hair, bristles, feathers, etc.

n.

4. a superficial burn.

5. the act of singeing.

[before 1000; Middle English sengen (v.), Old English sencgan, c. Old Frisian senga, Old Saxon -sengian, Middle High German sengen; akin to Old Norse sangr singed, burnt]

singe′ing•ly, adv.

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singe

Past participle: singed
Gerund: singeing

Imperative

singe

singe

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singe

To brown or color by applying heat to the surface.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	singe - a surface burn       scorch burn - an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
Verb	1.	singe - burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows" swinge blacken, char, sear, scorch - burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"
	2.	singe - become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames" scorch, sear burn, combust - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"

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singe

verb burn, sear, scorch, char, blacken Her hair was singed and her anorak was burnt.

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singe

verb

To undergo or cause to undergo damage by or as if by fire:

burn, char, scorch, sear.

noun

Damage or a damaged substance that results from burning:

burn, char, scorch, sear.

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Translations

يَحْرِق

opálitpřipálit

svide

versengen

chamuscar

roussir

svíîa

bruciacchiarebruciacchiatura

nusvilintipradegintipradegtisvilinti

apsvilināt

svi

pripáliť

alazlamak

烤焦

singe

[sɪndʒ]

A. VT (gen) → chamuscar, quemar; [+ hair] → quemar las puntas de

B. N (also singe mark) → quemadura f

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singe

[ˈsɪndʒ] vt [+ hair, fur] → roussir; [+ flesh] → brûler

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singe

vt → sengen; clothes also → versengen; (slightly) → ansengen; hairs, eyebrows → absengen

vi → versengt/angesengt werden, sengen

n (on clothes etc) → versengte/angesengte Stelle; there’s a slight singe on the sleeve → der Ärmel ist leicht angesengt

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singe

[sɪndʒ] vt → bruciacchiare

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singe

(sindʒ) – present participle ˈsingeing: past tense, past participle singed – verb

to (cause to) burn on the surface; to scorch. She singed her dress by pressing it with too hot an iron. skroei يَحْرِق опърлям chamuscar připálit, opálit versengen svide καψαλίζωchamuscar kõrvetama از رو سوختن kärventää roussir לַחֲרוֹך झुलसना, झुलसाना opržiti, oprljiti megperzsel menghanguskan svíða bruciare, bruciacchiare 焦がす 겉을 조금 태우다 (nu)svilinti, pradeginti, pradegti apsvilināt menyebabkan sesuatu terbakar schroeiensvi przypalać (się) الييل، الوى كول (بهرنۍ برخه)گ، نوځول (لكه په اور چې پسه الوى كړى) كړول chamuscar a arde, a pârli палить pripáliť, spáliť ožgati (se) oprljiti se sveda, bränna ทำให้ไหม้ alazlamak (使)燒焦，烤焦 обпалювати, палити ہلکا سا چرکا کھانا، جل جانا làm cháy xém 烤焦

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