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singe
(s/I/n/dZ/ )

noun (n)

  • a surface burn(noun.state)
    Synonym:
    scorch
    source: wordnet30
  • A burning of the surface; a slight burn.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • burn superficially or lightly(verb.change)
    Example:
    I singed my eyebrows.
    Synonym:
    swinge
    source: wordnet30
  • become superficially burned(verb.change)
    Example:
    My eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames.
    Synonym:
    scorch, sear
    source: wordnet30
  • To burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of; to burn the ends or outside of; as, to singe the hair or the skin.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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