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singe
verb
[ sɪn(d)ʒ ]
• burn (something) superficially or lightly.
• "the fire had singed his eyebrows"
Similar:
scorch
,
burn
,
sear
,
char
,
blacken
,
singe
noun
• a superficial burn.
Origin:
Old English sencgan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zengen .
