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(sĭnj) 
tr.v., singed, singe·ing, sing·es.
A slight or surface burn; a scorch.
tr.v., singed, singe·ing, sing·es.
- To burn superficially; scorch.
- To burn off the feathers or bristles of (a carcass of a bird or animal) by subjecting briefly to flame. See synonyms at burn1.
- To burn the ends of (hair, for example).
- To burn the nap from (cloth) in manufacturing.
A slight or surface burn; a scorch.
[Middle English sengen, from Old English sengan.]
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Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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singeing
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To pass a plucked bird quickly over a flame to burn off the down.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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singe
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.
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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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Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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singeing
Flash application of flame to remove residual, esthetically unattractive hairs from poultry and pig carcasses.
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Singe
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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