If you run through a crowd with the torch of truth you will singe a few beards.
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Singe
//sɪnd͡ʒ//
Synonyms for "singe" (61 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (18)
Related words (30)
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Translations
59 translations across 30 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- изгарям verb (to burn slightly)
- опърлям verb (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 燒灼 /烧灼 verb (to burn slightly)
- 燒焦 /烧焦 verb (to burn slightly)
Czech
4 entries- ožeh noun (a slight burn)
- ožehnutí noun (a slight burn)
- lehce popálit verb (to burn slightly)
- opálit verb (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame)
Danish
1 entries- svide verb (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame)
Dutch
1 entries- aanbranden verb (to burn slightly)
Finnish
3 entries- kärventää verb (to burn slightly)
- kärventää verb (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame)
- kärähdyttää verb (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame)
French
1 entries- roussir verb (to burn slightly)
Galician
2 entries- chamuscar verb (to burn slightly)
- chamuscar verb (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame)
German
3 entries- absengen verb (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame)
- ansengen verb (to burn slightly)
- versengen verb (to burn slightly)
Hebrew
3 entries- הבהב verb (to remove the nap of cloth by heat)
- הבהב verb (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame)
- חרך verb (to burn slightly)
Hungarian
1 entries- pörköl verb (to burn slightly)
Icelandic
4 entries- brenna verb (to burn slightly)
- brenna lítillega verb (to burn slightly)
- sviðna verb (to burn slightly)
- svíða verb (to burn slightly)
Irish
1 entries- tíor verb (to burn slightly)
Italian
2 entries- bruciacchiare verb (to burn slightly)
- scottare verb (to burn slightly)
Japanese
1 entries- 焦がす verb (to burn slightly)
Latin
1 entries- adūrō verb (to burn slightly)
Māori
4 entries- hunuhunu verb (to burn slightly)
- ngunu verb (to burn slightly)
- tāina verb (to burn slightly)
- tāina verb (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame)
Norman
2 entries- roussi verb (to burn slightly)
- traler verb (to burn slightly)
Norwegian
1 entries- svi verb (to burn slightly)
Old English
1 entries- senġan verb (to burn slightly)
Polish
2 entries- przypalać verb (to burn slightly)
- przypalić verb (to burn slightly)
Portuguese
1 entries- chamuscar verb (to burn slightly)
Romanian
2 entries- pârli verb (to burn slightly)
- pârli verb (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame)
Russian
3 entries- опаля́ть verb (to burn slightly)
- пали́ть verb (to burn slightly)
- подпа́ливать verb (to burn slightly)
Sanskrit
1 entries- प्लोषति verb (to burn slightly)
Santali
1 entries- ᱨᱳ verb (to burn slightly)
Spanish
2 entries- chamuscar verb (to burn slightly)
- flamear verb (to burn slightly)
Swedish
1 entries- sveda verb (to burn slightly)
Telugu
1 entries- కమలు verb (to burn slightly)
Yoruba
1 entries- wì verb (to burn slightly)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
made combustible by Flame They treat of, we have pretty Game, For they their own Tail Singe, to save Us
Source: wiktionary
Then ſange Iudith this ſonge vnto the LORDE: Begynne vnto the LORDE vpon the tabrettes, ſinge vnto the LORDE vpon the cymbals.
Source: wiktionary
Lo I the man, whoſe Muſe whilome did maske, / As time her taught in lowly Sheapards weeds, / Am now enforſt a far unfitter taske, / For trumpets ſterne to change mine oaten reeds, / And ſinge of Knights and Ladies gentle deeds[…]
Source: wiktionary
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