singe

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US /sɪnd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

Freq #45950

Meanings

1

verb
To burn something slightly on the surface.

I singed my eyebrows when I leaned too close to the fire.
2

noun
A slight burn on the surface of something.

There was a small singe on the edge of the curtain.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to burn something slightly... sear

2 noun · a slight burn on the... scorch

Word family

Forms singedsingeingsinges

Derived forms besingesingeinglyunsinged

Etymology

From Middle English sengen, from Old English senġan, sænċġan (“to singe, burn slightly, scorch, afflict”), from Proto-West Germanic *sangijan (“to burn, torch”), from Proto-Indo-European *senk- (“to burn”). Cognate with West Frisian singe, sinzje (“to singe”), Saterland Frisian soange (“to singe”), Dutch zengen (“to singe, scorch”), German Low German sengen (“to singe”), German sengen (“to singe, scorch”), Icelandic sangur (“singed, burnt, scorched”).

sengen Middle English senġan Old English *sangijan Proto-West Germanic *senk- Proto-Indo-European

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# singe

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /sɪnd͡ʒ/
**Frequency rank:** 45950

## Meanings
1. To burn something slightly on the surface.
2. A slight burn on the surface of something.

## Examples
- I singed my eyebrows when I leaned too close to the fire.
- There was a small singe on the edge of the curtain.

## Synonyms
- scorch

## Derived Forms
- besinge
- singeingly
- unsinged

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sengen
- Root: senġan
- Root: *sangijan
- Root: *senk-

## Etymology
From Middle English sengen, from Old English senġan, sænċġan (“to singe, burn slightly, scorch, afflict”), from Proto-West Germanic *sangijan (“to burn, torch”), from Proto-Indo-European *senk- (“to burn”). Cognate with West Frisian singe, sinzje (“to singe”), Saterland Frisian soange (“to singe”), Dutch zengen (“to singe, scorch”), German Low German sengen (“to singe”), German sengen (“to singe, scorch”), Icelandic sangur (“singed, burnt, scorched”).

## AI Etymology
Singe is from Middle English sengen, from Old English senġan, sænċġan (“to singe, burn slightly, scorch, afflict”), from Proto-West Germanic *sangijan (“to burn, torch”), from Proto-Indo-European *senk- (“to burn”). Cognate with West Frisian singe, sinzje (“to singe”), Saterland Frisian soange (“to singe”), Dutch zengen (“to singe, scorch”), German Low German sengen (“to singe”), German sengen (“to singe, scorch”), Icelandic sangur (“singed, burnt, scorched”). Important recorded forms include sengen (Middle English), senġan (Old English), *sangijan (Proto-West Germanic), and *senk- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include to burn something slightly on the surface and a slight burn on the surface of something. The wider family includes derived forms such as besinge, singeingly, and unsinged.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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