singe
verb (used with object)
to burn superficially or slightly; scorch.
has singed
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present perfectof singe (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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While that feared acetylene torch called overexposure has singed, seared or crisped one comedian after another, Red Skelton's popularity has never really stopped growing.
From Time Magazine Archive
If he knows what’s best for him he won’t, but he will be like the foolish moth, and won’t be contented till he has singed his wings.
From A Cousin's Conspiracy A Boy's Struggle for an Inheritance by Horatio Alger
Mass, now I remember, I'll look whether he has singed the hangings or no.
From The Puritaine Widdow by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)
My poor moth has singed his wings badly, I can tell you.
From Diana by Susan Warner
If he knows what's best for himself he won't, but he will be like the foolish moth, and won't be contented till he has singed his wings.
From The Young Bank Messenger by Horatio Alger
