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singe

DEFINITIONS OF: singe

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v burn superficially or lightly

“I singed my eyebrows”
Synonyms:
swinge
Type of:
blacken, char, scorch, sear
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

v become superficially burned

“my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames”
Synonyms:
scorch, sear
Type of:
burn, combust
undergo combustion

n a surface burn

Synonyms:
scorch
Type of:
burn
an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
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