singe

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for singe

singe 🔊 /sɪˈnʤ/

singe : යන්තම් දවනවා

singe : පුලුස්සනවා

singe definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of; to burn the ends or outside of; as, to singe the hair or the skin.
  2. To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
  3. To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken or the like) by passing it over a flame.

Noun. A burning of the surface; a slight burn.