singe
verb (used with object)
to burn superficially or slightly; scorch.
will singe
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future tenseof singe.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Most sauces start mildly with the burn creeping in; this one will singe the tongue and taste buds for a moment, with the heat quickly receding and a bright tangy flavor replacing it.
From Slate ● May 3, 2018
“I’ll write that damned Baxter a letter,” he broke out savagely, “that will singe his eyelashes when he reads it!”
From The Delafield Affair by Florence Finch Kelly
I will singe your hair and hang a little bell around your neck.——Then we have another kid with which you can play.
From The Awakening of Spring A Tragedy of Childhood by Frank Wedekind
Sir Francis Drake is gone by Her Highness’ command to the Spanish main, there to keep watch and bring word; and he saith he will singe the Don’s whiskers ere he turn again.
From Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada by Emily Sarah Holt
The moth will singe her wings, and singed return, Her love of light quenching her fear of pain.
From Barlasch of the Guard by Henry Seton Merriman
