Thesaurus results for SINGE

singe

verb

ˈsinj

Definition of singe next

as in to char

to burn on the surface the marshmallows got a bit singed over the campfire, but we like them that way

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Recent Examples of singe Another turnover singed the Kings just 58 seconds later when Alex Laferriere couldn’t handle Clarke’s pass in the corner of the defensive zone. —

Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026 Breath automatic singed in a tight grin. —

Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026 Four years earlier, in May 2021, a great blaze had swept close enough to singe the trees around us. —

Jonathan Taplin, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026 Both of these drying mistakes can singe the fibers, making your once fluffy towels stiff and uncomfortable. —

Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for singe

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Cámara uses a HexClad grill pan, evenly perforated with small round holes, to char her homegrown chiles, tomatoes, and aromatics for salsas.

— Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
As well as her most recognizable fish, a whole, butterflied white fish, beautifully charred on the grill and painted with both red adobo and a garlic-parsley rub.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026