singe

singe
singe1 [ sındʒ ] (present participle singe|ing; past tense and past participle singed) verb intransitive or transitive
to burn something slightly so only the edge or surface is affected:
The flames flared up and singed his eyebrows.
singe
singe 2 [ sındʒ ] noun count
a black mark made by burning something slightly

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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Synonyms:
, (slightly)


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  • singe — singe …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • singe — [ sɛ̃ʒ ] n. m. • 1170; lat. simius, var. de simia 1 ♦ Mammifère primate (simiens), caractérisé par une face nue, un cerveau développé, des membres préhensiles à cinq doigts. Principaux singes : cercopithèque, macaque, magot, rhésus; cynocéphale,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • singe — SINGE. s. m. Animal à quatre pieds, fort souple & fort agile, & celuy de tous les animaux qui ressemble le plus à l homme. Gros singe. petit singe. singe à longue queuë. il y a plusieurs especes de singes. payer en monnoye de singe. Voy MONNOYE.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Singe — (s[i^]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Singed} (s[i^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Singeing} (s[i^]nj [i^]ng).] [OE. sengen, AS. sengan in besengan (akin to D. zengen, G. sengen), originally, to cause to sing, fr. AS. singan to sing, in allusion to the singing …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Singe — Singe, n. A burning of the surface; a slight burn. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • singe — O.E. sengan to burn lightly, burn the edges (of hair, wings, etc.), from P.Gmc. *sangjanan (Cf. O.Fris. of sendza, M.Du. singhen, Du. zengen, Ger. sengen to singe ). The root often is said to be related to that of sing, on the idea of some sort… …   Etymology dictionary

  • singe — m. singe fr. . voir monina, oïstití …   Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

  • singe — index burn, deflagrate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • singé — singé, ée (sin jé, jée) part. passé de singer. Des manières de grand seigneur singées par un malôtru …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • singe — sear, *burn, scorch, char …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • singe — [v] burn blacken, blaze, brand, brown, cauterize, char, cook, flame, ignite, incinerate, parch, scald, scorch, sear, toast, torch; concept 249 …   New thesaurus

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