singe
sinj
- n a surface burn
- v burn superficially or lightly
I singed my eyebrows - v become superficially burned
my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
- The poisonings have fueled not only mounting suspicion of Chinese food products but also a political kitchen fire that threatens to singe relations between the two countries.
- The smell is the first thing that leaves you speechless: from the toxic singe of burning plastic to the reek of scattered sewage.
- LEDs, which cast a bright white light, also stay cool to the touch so they won't singe the treeor your child's fingers.