Associations to the word «Singe»

Wiktionary

SINGE, verb. (transitive) To burn slightly.
SINGE, verb. (transitive) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
SINGE, verb. (transitive) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.
SINGE, noun. A burning of the surface; a slight burn.

Dictionary definition

SINGE, noun. A surface burn.
SINGE, verb. Burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows".
SINGE, verb. Become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy