singeverb [ I or T ]
uk/sɪndʒ/us/sɪndʒ/past tense and past participle singeingto burn slightly on the surface, without producing flames:
My sweater started to singe when I leaned over a burning candle.
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Burning, burnt & on fire
- ablaze
- alight
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt out
- burst
- char
- flame
- flammable
- forest fire
- frazzled
- go up in flames idiom
- incinerate
- inextinguishable
- lighted
- scald
- sear
- smoke
- smolder
- spontaneous combustion
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singenoun [ C ]
uk/sɪndʒ/us/sɪndʒ/a slight burn mark:
The hot iron left a singe (mark) on my dress.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Burning, burnt & on fire
- ablaze
- alight
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt out
- burst
- char
- flame
- flammable
- forest fire
- frazzled
- go up in flames idiom
- incinerate
- inextinguishable
- lighted
- scald
- sear
- smoke
- smolder
- spontaneous combustion
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