Singe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a surface burn

burn superficially or lightly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪndʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪndʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪndʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈɪndʒ/.

Examples

I singed my eyebrows
my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sear scorch swinge

Parts of Speech

noun	a surface burn
verb	burn superficially or lightly “I singed my eyebrows”
verb	become superficially burned “my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames”

Word Forms

scorch	verb	burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
singe	verb	burn superficially or lightly
singe	noun	a surface burn
scorch	noun	a surface burn

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

versengen

eine oberflächliche Verbrennung

🇫🇷French

roussir

une brûlure superficielle

🇪🇸Spanish

chamuscar

una quemadura superficial

🇮🇹Italian

bruciare

un'ustione superficiale

🇳🇱Dutch

zingen

een oppervlakkige brandwond

🇵🇹Portuguese

cantarolar

uma queimadura superficial

🇷🇺Russian

опалить

поверхностный ожог

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झुलसाना

एक सतही जलन

🇧🇩Bengali

গাওয়া

একটি পৃষ্ঠ পোড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

பாடுங்கள்

ஒரு மேற்பரப்பு எரிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

పాడతారు

ఒక ఉపరితల దహనం

🇮🇳Marathi

गाणे

पृष्ठभाग जळणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગાવું

સપાટી બર્ન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ ಸುಡುವಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാടുക

ഒരു ഉപരിതല പൊള്ളൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਾਉਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸਤਹ ਬਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

گانا

سطح کا جلنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

烧焦

表面烧伤

🇯🇵Japanese

燃え上がる

表面の火傷

🇰🇷Korean

그을음

표면 화상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hát

vết bỏng bề mặt

🇹🇭Thai

ไหม้

การเผาไหม้ที่พื้นผิว

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghanguskan

luka bakar permukaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أحرق

حرق سطحي

🇮🇷Persian

آواز خواندن

یک سوختگی سطحی

🇹🇷Turkish

şarkı söylemek

yüzey yanığı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחֲרוֹך

כוויה משטח

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'singe'?

The primary meaning of 'singe' is 'a surface burn'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'singe' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'singe' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'singe' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'singe' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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