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singeing
Overview of verb singe
The verb singe has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) singe, swinge -- (burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows")
2. scorch, sear, singe -- (become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames")
Antonyms of verb singe
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb singe
2 senses of singe
Sense 1
singe, swinge
=> char, blacken, sear, scorch
=> burn
=> damage
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
scorch, sear, singe
=> burn, combust
=> change state, turn
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb singe
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb singe
2 senses of singe
Sense 1
singe, swinge
=> char, blacken, sear, scorch
Sense 2
scorch, sear, singe
=> burn, combust
'Cause To' of verb singe
Derived Forms of verb singe
1 of 2 senses of singe
Sense 1
singe, swinge
RELATED TO>(noun) singe#1
=> scorch, singe
Domain of verb singe
Domain Terms of verb singe
Familiarity of verb singe
singe used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb singe
2 senses of singe
Sense 1
singe, swinge
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
scorch, sear, singe
*> Something ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb singe
2 senses of singe
Sense 1
singe, swinge
> char, blacken, sear, scorch
=> singe, swinge
Sense 2
scorch, sear, singe
> burn, combust
=> burn down, burn up, go up
=> smolder, smoulder
=> scorch, sear, singe
=> deflagrate
=> flame
=> flare, flame up, blaze up, burn up
=> blaze
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb singe
Sense 1
singe, swinge
=> char, blacken, sear, scorch
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Sense 2
scorch, sear, singe
=> burn, combust
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Grep of verb singe
singe
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