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singe
English
Etymology
From Middle English sengen, from Old English sen?an, sæn??an (“to singe, burn slightly, scorch, afflict”), from Proto-West Germanic *sangijan (“to burn, torch”), from Proto-Indo-European *senk- (“to burn”). Cognate with West Frisian singe, sinzje (“to singe”), Saterland Frisian soange (“to singe”), Dutch zengen (“to singe, scorch”), German Low German sengen (“to singe”), German sengen (“to singe, scorch”), Icelandic sangur (“singed, burnt, scorched”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?nd??/
- Rhymes: -?nd?
Verb
singe (third-person singular simple present singes, present participle singeing, simple past and past participle singed)
- (transitive) To burn slightly.
- 1702, Sir Roger L’Estrange (tr.), The Vi?ions of Dom Franci?co de Quevedo-Villegas, “The Fir? Vi?ion of the Algouazil (or Catchpole) Po??e?”, 21:
- made combustible by Flame They treat of, we have pretty Game, For they their own Tail Singe, to save Us
- 1702, Sir Roger L’Estrange (tr.), The Vi?ions of Dom Franci?co de Quevedo-Villegas, “The Fir? Vi?ion of the Algouazil (or Catchpole) Po??e?”, 21:
- (transitive) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
- (transitive) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.
Synonyms
- scorch
Derived terms
- singe one's wings
Translations
Noun
singe (plural singes)
- A burning of the surface; a slight burn.
References
- singe in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Giens, Gines, Niges, Signe, gines, segni, sengi
French
Etymology
Inherited from Latin s?mius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s???/
Noun
singe m (plural singes)
- monkey
- ape
- (derogatory) foolish or mischievous man
- (derogatory) shrewd man
- Synonym: renard
- (slang) hierarchical superior
Synonyms
- (monkey): (Louisiana) macaque m
Derived terms
Related terms
- simiesque
See also
- guenon (female)
Further reading
- “singe” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- geins, ignés, signe, signé
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?z???/
Verb
singe
- inflection of singen:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?si??/
Verb
singe
- to sing
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Middle English
Verb
singe
- Alternative form of singen
Old French
Etymology
From Latin s?mius.
Noun
singe m (oblique plural singes, nominative singular singes, nominative plural singe)
- monkey (animal)
Descendants
- French: singe
- Norman: sînge (Jersey)
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German singen, Dutch zingen, English sing, Swedish sjunga.
Verb
singe
- to sing
Sathmar Swabian
Verb
singe
- to sing
References
- Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)
Swahili
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ?????? (süngü).
Pronunciation
Noun
singe (n class, plural singe)
- bayonet
singe From the web:
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gassing
English
Pronunciation
Verb
gassing
- present participle of gas
Noun
gassing (usually uncountable, plural gassings)
- Poisoning by noxious gas.
- The liberation of hydrogen from an overcharged battery due to electrolysis of the electrolyte.
- The process of passing cotton goods between two rollers and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas to burn off the small fibres.
- Any similar process of singeing.
- (slang) boasting; insincere or empty talk
Makasar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??as?i?]
Adjective
gassing (Lontara spelling ???)
- strong
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