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singe

/ˈsɪndʒ/SINJ
/ˈsɪndʒ/SINJ

Meaningscorching

Common meaning: to burn slightly

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsengan‘to singe, bum’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishsengensource
  3. Englishsinge‘to burn slightly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English sengan ‘scorching’.

Roots

  • sengan Old English “scorching”

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