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singed

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verb

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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Recent Examples of singed
Adjective
When squirrels scale the giant tree towering over the property, a crispy sound wafts from the singed bark. Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2025 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
Verb
Thankfully, only the tag was singed, so OP put the toy in a cabinet on a the pitcher. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025 This sounded a little sentimental, given the charred cups and singed windows a few feet away. Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for singed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singed
Adjective
  • Designed to function like an ice resurfacer, BurnBot lays down pre-burned paths that define the boundaries of burn areas.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025
  • Yeager said none of the non-burned areas of the facility have been turned on again.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • One of the mission's primary objectives is to test the capsule's heat shield during re-entry, which had partially cracked and charred away during the Artemis I mission in 2022, reported Florida Today, part of the USA TODAY Network.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Images of the aftermath also show cars and vehicles charred and burned.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Create a paste with baking soda and water; spread over the scorched area(s).
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Pictures from the scene show the scorched roof as firefighters put out hot spots once the flames died down.
    Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • That swelling saxophone score became seared into viewers’ memories — a musical cue that something terrible was about to unfold.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Chicken with rice and vegetables, ratatouille and pan-seared salmon are pregnancy-safe meals everyone will enjoy.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Grace, her white lace dress blackened with blood, is smoking a cigarette outside of an incinerated mansion that belongs to her in-laws, the Le Domas, who are all dead.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Know More Initially founded in 2012 with a $5 million dollar grant from the John Templeton Foundation, Nautilus incinerated cash, sparing no expense in its pursuit of bringing resplendent literary science to the reading public.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026

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“Singed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singed. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.

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