American English
/sɪnʤ/
One syllable.
to burn the outside of something slightly, often leaving a smell or a dark mark
Practice out loudto burn the outside of something slightly, often leaving a smell or a dark mark
The flame singed his eyebrows.
The hot pan singed the edge of the cloth.
singe hair · singe eyebrows · singe the edges · singe the surface
singe + something
something + be + singed + by + something
a small burn or dark mark on the surface of something, caused by heat
There was a singe on the carpet near the heater.
The shirt has a small singe on one sleeve.
a slight singe · a singe mark
a singe on + something
a singe mark on + something
The -ing form keeps the final e: singeing, not singing.