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Singeing

//ˈsɪnd͡ʒɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of slightly burning. uncountable
  2. 2
    A singe; a slight burn. countable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of singe form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English *sengynge, sengeand, from Old English *senġende, *senċġende, *sænċġende, from Proto-West Germanic *sangijandī, present participle of *sangijan (“to singe”), equivalent to singe + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English senginge, seengynge, equivalent to singe + -ing.

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