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   singe

   /sɪn(d)ʒ/

   verb

   • 1. burn (something) superficially or lightly: "the fire had singed his eyebrows"
   • ▪ be lightly or superficially burned: "the heat was so intense I could feel the hairs on my hands singe"
   • ▪ burn the bristles or down off (the carcass of a pig or fowl) to prepare it for cooking.

   noun

   • 1. a superficial burn.

   Word Origin Old Englishsencgan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zengen.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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