singeing

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɪndʒɪŋ === Etymology 1 === 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 ==== singeing present participle and gerund of singe === Etymology 2 === From Middle English senginge, seengynge, equivalent to singe +‎ -ing. ==== Noun ==== singeing (countable and uncountable, plural singeings) (uncountable) The act or process of slightly burning. (countable) A singe; a slight burn.