singed 1 of 2

past tense of singe
as in charred
to burn on the surface the marshmallows got a bit singed over the campfire, but we like them that way

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singed

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adjective

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Recent Examples of singed
Verb
In some cases, people walked miles to safety, with singed pets struggling in their arms and only the clothes on their backs. Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025 On one side of the street, piles of singed rubble represented where home after home had existed. Matteo Moschella, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Throughout the episode, the mystery of each unexplained incident occurred, including falling off a table while singing karaoke, getting his jacket singed by Barney for repeatedly calling Robin and meeting Trudy (Danica McKellar) while drunk in the women’s restroom. Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025 Speaking of burnout, that was the ultimate destination for the generation that came before, singed by their naive belief that adopting a neo-Stakhanovite approach to work and careers would pay off. Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for singed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singed
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  • The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning Monday afternoon for a small area around Calistoga in Napa County where the Pickett Fire, a wildfire that charred 6,800 acres, burned in August, due to concerns about possible debris flows and mudslides.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Federal investigators say a Florida man has been arrested in connection with one of the most destructive wildfires in California history, a blaze that began as a New Year’s spark that charred some 7,000 structures and killed 12 people.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On a late summer morning in the Pacific Palisades, dozens of hummingbirds rise from the ashes of Spencer Pratt‘s scorched hillside property, where his 2,200-square-foot, three-bedroom home once perched.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Recent burn scars, areas scorched by wildfires, were at especially high risk.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Yeager said none of the non-burned areas of the facility have been turned on again.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • For years, costumers have been creating spooky serial killers—from Ghostface to Michael Myers—and conjuring up original designs that remain seared into our brains (and promt some of us to look under the bed each night).
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Ralph’s in Paris also serves such classics as Ralph’s Burger, prime filet mignon, Dover sole, seared sea bass and mini-lobster rolls.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Singed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singed. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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