From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsingesinge1 /sɪndʒ/ verb (singed, singeing) [intransitive, transitive] BURNto burn the surface of something slightly, or to be burned slightly The flames had singed her hair.► see thesaurus at burn→ See Verb table
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singe• The rug was singed by a piece of burning coal that had fallen from the fire.• The heat was so intense that it singed our hair.• The flames were hot enough to singe your eyebrows.singesinge2 noun [countable] MARKa mark on the surface of something where it has been burned slightlyOrigin singe Old English sengan 