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singeing¹

  • /ˈsɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɪndʒɪŋ

Where it comes from

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.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of singe

singeing²

  • /ˈsɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɪndʒɪŋ

Where it comes from

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

noun singeings

  1. uncountable The act or process of slightly burning.
  2. countable A singe; a slight burn.

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"singeing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/singeing.

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@misc{singeing_2026,
  title = {singeing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/singeing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}