singed

American

[sinjd] / sɪndʒd /

adjective

slightly or superficially burned; scorched.

He suffered some singed whiskers from all the heat and smoke, but otherwise was miraculously unharmed.
(of a carcass) subjected to flame in order to remove hair, bristles, feathers, etc..

Using a knife, the butcher scrubbed the crust off the singed carcass of a pig.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of singe.

Other Word Forms

unsinged adjective

Etymology

Origin of singed

singe ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Visually epic, sonically relentless and otherwise fatuous, the film has a dramatic inertia occasionally punctuated by eruptions of utter catastrophe—a series of shocks that leaves you singed, shaken and not much better for it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Some of the sailors even had singed hair because the flames were so close, the sailor added.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

In some cases, people walked miles to safety, with singed pets struggling in their arms and only the clothes on their backs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025

But also reweave our singed civic fabric, the places of daily life that make a vast city meaningful and manageable: businesses, public parks, houses of worship, schools, libraries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

Then she pulled me so close to her that the sharp-smelling concoction for her permanent wave nearly singed my nostrils.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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