singe(noun, verb) noun1. a surface burnSimilar word(s): scorchDefinition categories: state, burn verb1. burn superficially or lightly- I singed my eyebrowsSimilar word(s): swingeDefinition categories: change, blacken, char, scorch, sear2. become superficially burned- my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flamesSimilar word(s): scorch, searDefinition categories: change, burn, combust