(singeing, singed, singed) to burn the surface of sth slightly, usually by mistake; to be burnt in this way:
[VN] He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette. * [V] the smell of singeing fur
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is singe a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, singe is tagged as verb.
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