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
They deal in shame, singeing the reputations of people who, while perhaps not entirely blameless, are nowhere near as bad or as brazen as the scuttlebutt might suggest.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2021
Sometimes he sets fire to the topmost layer, singeing its surface and revealing what’s below.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 18, 2019
On fire, the car skidded across the patio and over the slate walk, singeing the grass as it wheeled and bounced across the yard.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
