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seng

seng

9.9
Slightly burned on the surface with a light brown mark
  • adjective
  • UK
: quemado
  • The toast came out seng, with just a hint of brown on the surface.

Examples

  • The edges of the paper were seng after being too close to the candle flame.

  • He noticed the seng fabric on his shirt where it had touched the hot iron.

  • The toast was slightly seng on one side.

  • Oh no, the cake is seng in the oven!

  • The edges of the paper were seng after being too close to the candle flame.

  • He noticed the seng fabric on his shirt where it had touched the hot iron.

  • The toast came out seng, with just a hint of brown on the surface.

Synonyms

scorched
vsseng
18 4.6

Burned and dried by strong heat such as fire or hot sun

is milder and only affects the surface rather than deep damage
singed
vsseng
5 3.7

Slightly burned on the surface but not destroyed

is the same meaning as the key concept

Antonyms

unburned
  • Specialized
1 3.9

Material left when fire or heat did not destroy it

Compounds

Ah Seng
  • Slang
9.9

A young man who likes gadgets like phones and computers and helps others with tech problems

How Burned

burned
133 1.0
scorched
18 4.6
seng
  • UK
9.9
unburned
2 3.4

Surface Forms

seng positive

Etymology

Seng means slightly burned and comes from the same idea as the common word singe, which means 'to burn a little'. So a seng surface is just a little scorched.