: superficially or lightly burned : burned on the edges
singed hair
singed fabric
Shrubs with singed branches emerging out of the grassland …—
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Be aware that, once dormancy is broken, flower buds on the stems are also vulnerable to frost/freeze damage, and that might not be as evident as the singed edges or distorted-leaf symptoms on expanding foliage.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
When squirrels scale the giant tree towering over the property, a crispy sound wafts from the singed bark.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2025
In some cases, people walked miles to safety, with singed pets struggling in their arms and only the clothes on their backs.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
On one side of the street, piles of singed rubble represented where home after home had existed.
—Matteo Moschella, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
When squirrels scale the giant tree towering over the property, a crispy sound wafts from the singed bark.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2025
In some cases, people walked miles to safety, with singed pets struggling in their arms and only the clothes on their backs.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
On one side of the street, piles of singed rubble represented where home after home had existed.
—Matteo Moschella, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for singed
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“Singed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/singed. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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