Old English sengan "to burn lightly, burn the edges" (of hair, wings, etc.), from Proto-Germanic *sangjanan (cognates: Old Frisian of-sendza, Middle Dutch singhen, Dutch zengen, Old High German sengan, German sengen "to singe"). The root is said to be related to that of sing (v.), on the idea of some sort of sound produced by singeing (Century Dictionary), but Klein's sources reject this. Related: Singed; singeing. Singed cat "person whose appearance does not do him justice, person who is better than he looks" is from 1827.
例文
1. The electric fire had begun to singe the bottoms of his trousers.
電気ストーブの火がズボンのすそを燃やし始めたばかりだ。
2.Toast the dried chillies in a hot pan until they start to singe .
ホットしたフライパンに干し唐辛子を入れて軽く焦げるまで炒める。/
3.If the iron is too hot you 'll singe that nightdress.
アイロンが過熱すると、パジャマが焦げてしまいます。
4.The iron 's too hot,you 'll singe the dress.
アイロンが熱すぎて、服を焦げてしまいます。
5.Then it might singe the backsides of some of those snotty-nosed shuffers in Parliament.