| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  s nj |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: 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. | | NOUN: | A slight or surface burn; a scorch. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English sengen, from Old English sengan.
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