singeing

verb

present participle of singe
as in charring
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 singeing Five digital heat settings make temperature adjustment simple, and the ceramic plates are gentle enough to use on any hair type without singeing. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 18 June 2026 An angry deity hurled a firebrand at the swallow, singeing away its middle tail feathers. — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026 Anyone who lives in the Valley knows that spring is just a cruel tease anyway, a little taste of paradise before eyebrow-singeing heat is upon us. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singeing
  1. charring
  2. scorching
Verb
  • If hearths had been built in the cave, underlying bones would have shown evidence of charring — but not a single bone out of the 4,500 studied was burned.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • That 18,379-acre fire burned for two weeks, largely charring grass over about a third of the island.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
Definition of charring
Verb
  • Often if calcium levels in the soil are too low, plants would also be exhibiting signs of deficiency including stunted growth, curling of leaves and perhaps spotting or scorching on leaves.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • But beyond the numbers — buoyed by a scorching 7 of 9 showing in two games at the California Classic — his form looks sound.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
Definition of scorching

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