singed
Americanadjective
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slightly or superficially burned; scorched.
He suffered some singed whiskers from all the heat and smoke, but otherwise was miraculously unharmed.
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(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.
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Possibly singed and mostly sandy, they storm the Mediterranean and return to their grills wet, steaming, and triumphant.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Hearty slices of calamari singed on the plancha gleam in the fading sunlight.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
In her memory, Ms. Phillips writes, “the brother closest to me whispers, their wings are flying up, as singed leaves laced with sparks scatter drowsily higher.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Some of the sailors even had singed hair because the flames were so close, the sailor added.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025
Figures staggered through the street with demented expressions, wild-eyed, their clothes singed, rags tied around burns.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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