singe
verb (used with object)
to burn superficially or slightly; scorch.
singeing
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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
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He walked down Tahiti Avenue, flying embers singeing his skin, to Temescal Canyon Road, where he had parked his car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2025
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
In most movies, and perhaps especially in a handful of singeing “Sopranos” episodes, “somewhere” makes her vital.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2017
I lit the match and it sizzled to life, the burnt sulfur smell singeing my nostrils.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
