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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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Polaris Program/John Kraus A white spacecraft, lightly toasted like a marshmallow and smelling of singed metal, fell out of the night sky early on Sunday morning and splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico not all that far from Key West. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2024 According to the Yonkers Police Department, the singed corpse was located around 2 a.m. after police were notified of a fire under the Oak St. bridge near the city’s western border with Mount Vernon. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2024 Witness the smooth and delicate foie gras parfait, served in little tufts and flattered with singed orange segments. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024 Sure, my old hair straighteners don’t look great when compared to today’s generation of sleek wands, but the cramps and singed fingers felt like a small price to pay for poker straight hair at the time. Hasina Jeelani, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for singed 

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“Singed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singed. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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