singeing
/ˈsɪndʒɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
- To burn slightly.
- To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
- To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.
- The act or process of slightly burning.
- A singe; a slight burn.
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