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.

[Middle English sengen, from Old English sengan.]

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meaning 'burning lightly', is spelt like this to distinguish it from singing (formed from the verb sing).

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To pass a plucked bird quickly over a flame to burn off the down.

verb

To undergo or cause to undergo damage by or as if by fire: burn, char, scorch, sear. See hot/cold/lukewarm.

noun

Damage or a damaged substance that results from burning: burn, char, scorch, sear. See hot/cold/lukewarm.

IN BRIEF: To burn slightly, scorch.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself. — William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English dramatist, playwright and poet.

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Flash application of flame to remove residual, esthetically unattractive hairs from poultry and pig carcasses.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - svide
n. - sviden, lille forbrænding

Nederlands (Dutch)
schroeien, zengen

Français (French)
v. tr. - brûler légèrement, roussir (les vêtements), (Culin) flamber
n. - (gén) légère brûlure, roussissure

Deutsch (German)
v. - sengen, absengen
n. - leichte Verbrennung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καίω/-ομαι, τσουρουφλίζω/-ομαι, καψαλίζω/-ομαι
n. - κάψιμο, τσουρούφλισμα, καψάλισμα

Italiano (Italian)
bruciacchiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - chamuscar, sapecar
n. - queimadura (f)

Русский (Russian)
(поверхностный) ожог, опаливать, подпаливать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - chamuscar, socarrar, quemar las puntas de
n. - chamusco, socarra, calor abrasador

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sveda, svedas bränna
n. - lätt brännskada, svedning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
把...微微烧焦, 烧焦...的尖端, 损伤, 用微火燎去, 把...轻微烧焦

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 把...微微燒焦, 燒焦...的尖端, 損傷, 用微火燎去
n. - 損傷, 把...輕微燒焦

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 태워 그스르다, (머리털 등의) 끝을 태우다, (명성 따위를) 손상하다
n. - 그슬리기, 눌음, 탄 자국

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 表面を焼く, 焦がす, 毛焼きをする, 先端を焼く, 焦げる
n. - 焼け焦げ, 焦げ跡

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحرق سطحيا, يشيط, يسفع (الاسم) حرق سطحي, سفعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חרך, נחרך, הבהב‬
n. - ‮חריכה‬

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