singe
verb (used with object)
to burn superficially or slightly; scorch.
singeing
-
present participleof singe.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
For Jessa Calderon, a Chumash and Tongva songwriter, these disconnects are ever-present in the concrete-hardened rivers snaking through Los Angeles, and the sour taste of industrialization often singeing the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2024
I dipped them in the hardening brown goo with the scalding pan resting on a flowery potholder, one at a time, singeing my fingertips and waving my hand in pain.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2022
Sometimes he sets fire to the topmost layer, singeing its surface and revealing what’s below.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 18, 2019
Riggs wrote a singeing rebuttal that The Times published in 1992.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2019
Four of them raced past, their heat singeing the hair off Jason’s arms.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
