to singe

Examples

• All

• Then I heard a match scrape and felt the small flame singe my crown.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Except this water caused the fire to blossom and roar, singeing the branches high in the surrounding trees.

  Fiction book (2001)

• They might have actually used a hot metal rod or something to try and burn or singe the hair off.

  Invicta

• Hope I didn't singe the fur.

  Aladdin (1992)

• So close that he could feel the monster's breath singeing the hair on his arms.

  No Such Thing (2002)

• I blushed, feeling heat from the curling iron singe the ends of my hair.

  Fiction book (2000)

• He's just about to gag me when an ember sparks from the fireplace, singeing the hair on my wrist.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The chef accidentally let the flame singe the tips of his eyebrows while cooking.

• As the candle flickered, the wind caused the flame to singe the edge of the paper.

Synonyms

S

to scorch

vsto singe

12 3.5

To burn the surface slightly and make a brown mark

is milder meaning only slight surface damage without visible browning

S

to singed

vsto singe

10 3.0

To burn something lightly on the surface

is the general term for slight surface burning without extra emphasis

S

to seng

vsto singe

• UK

1 9.9

To burn the surface of something slightly with heat

is the standard verb for light surface burning and slight damage

Antonyms

E

to extinguish

39 4.4

Stop a fire, candle, or other light from burning

How Burned

to incinerate

43 7.1

to burn

∞ 1.0

to char

59 4.6

to scorch

12 3.5

to singe

6 4.2

Surface Forms

Etymology