singe

singe  (snj)

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

Verb

[singeing, singed]

to burn slightly without setting alight; scorch: it singed his sheepskin

Noun

a slight burn [Old English sengan]

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

Translations

singe [sɪndʒ] vt → chamuscar

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singe [sɪndʒ] vt → brûler légèrement [+ clothes]; roussir

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singe [sɪndʒ] vt → versengen;

(lightly) → ansengen

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singe [sɪndʒ] vt → bruciacchiare

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singe

v singe [sindʒ]

to (cause to) burn on the surface; to scorch She singed her dress by pressing it with too hot an iron. skroei يَحْرِق опърлям připálit, opálit svide versengen καψαλίζω chamuscar kõrvetama از رو سوختن kärventää roussir לַחֲרוֹך झुलसना, झुलसाना opržiti, oprljiti megperzsel menghanguskan svíða bruciare, bruciacchiare 焦がす (표면을) 그슬리다, 태우다; 눋다 (nu)svilinti, pradeginti, pradegti apsvilināt menyebabkan sesuatu terbakar schroeien svi przypalać (się) chamuscar a arde, a pârli (под)палить pripáliť, spáliť ožgati (se) oprljiti se sveda, bränna ทำให้ไหม้ alazlamak 烤焦 обпалювати, палити ہلکا سا چرکا کھانا، جل جانا làm cháy xém 烤焦