singe
verb (used with object)
to burn superficially or slightly; scorch.
Example Sentences
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The fried chicken is typically coated in a mixture of cayenne and paprika that singes the tongue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2025
In an Aug. 12 inspection, Mr. Nimz found no major signs of char, cracks or singes to the main trunk or most of the tree’s more than 40 aerial roots.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
Kyrgios beats Rafa, actual pain singes my neural pathways.
From Golf Digest ● Jan. 27, 2020
And the dialogue, oh, how it singes and sears!
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2019
The black boy singes off the feathers, slightly scorches the flesh of his game and munches it whole, secures another sheaf of darts, and goes a-shooting again.
From My Tropic Isle by E. J. (Edmund James) Banfield
