Meaning

(transitive) To burn slightly..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To burn slightly.
2. (transitive) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
3. (transitive) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.
4. A burning of the surface; a slight burn.
5. Obsolete form of sing.

Example Sentences

made combustible by Flame They treat of, we have pretty Game, For they their own Tail Singe, to save Us

Then ſange Iudith this ſonge vnto the LORDE: Begynne vnto the LORDE vpon the tabrettes, ſinge vnto the LORDE vpon the cymbals.

Lo I the man, whoſe Muſe whilome did maske, / As time her taught in lowly Sheapards weeds, / Am now enforſt a far unfitter taske, / For trumpets ſterne to change mine oaten reeds, / And ſinge of Knights and Ladies gentle deeds[…]

[H]ere’s a couple of Syrenicall raſcals ſhall inchaunt yee: What ſhall they ſinge my good Lorde?

Word Forms

• singes
• singeing
• singed
• singing
• sange
• sunge

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When Should You Use Singe?

Use singe when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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