singeing
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]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
[edit]singeing
- present participle and gerund of singe
Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle English senginge, seengynge, equivalent to singe + -ing.
Noun
[edit]singeing (countable and uncountable, plural singeings)
- (uncountable) The act or process of slightly burning.
- (countable) A singe; a slight burn.
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