singed
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3.7
- adjective
- /sɪndʒd/
:
quemado
- The singed edges of the paper revealed that it had been too close to the flame.
- singed hair
- singed flesh
- singed grass
You know, maybe I just got a bit unlucky here, but the one I got from you, Ethan, is pretty singed.
- You know, maybe I just got a bit unlucky here, but the one I got from you, Ethan, is pretty singed.
Examples
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After the campfire, the singed grass around the fire pit showed where we had gathered.
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Eleanor, waving the singed remains of a Chinese fan, sat in an armchair just inside the front gate.
Fiction book (1997) -
Eddie sits on a singed chair.
Fiction book (2001) -
The odor of singed hair filled the air.
Fiction book (1991) -
All that was left on the side of the road was a puddle of oil and a patch of singed grass.
Fiction book (1994) -
When the sun rose the next day, the ramp was singed and sagging, but still functional.
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Amidst them, we find the singed remains of the locket.
Fiction book (1998) -
The flames had taken the jasmines first, their edges turning black, a sweet, singed smell rising into the air.
Fiction book (1997) -
One of them picked up a small stuffed dinosaur, a few patches of purple still showing on its singed covering.
Fiction book (1998) -
Small flakes of singed metal dotted the back of his hand, caught in the thick black hair of his arm.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
14
1.0
Having a brown, crisp surface from heat, like bread
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4.6
Burned and dried by strong heat such as fire or hot sun
Slightly burned on the surface with a light brown mark
Cooked quickly at very high heat to make a brown crust, like on steak
Damaged by fire or very strong heat
Antonyms
How Burned
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Singed comes from the old English verb singe, which meant 'to burn a little'. So singed describes something with a small burn on the surface, like hair or paper that is only slightly damaged.