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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

singeing

/ˈsɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
singe-ing
IPA
/ˈsɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of singe

noun

The act or process of slightly burning.

Uncountable

noun

A singe; a slight burn.

Countable

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *sengynge, *senġende, *sangijandī, senginge

Usage

Inflected Forms

singeings (plural)

Rhymes With

cringing whinging swingeing tinging

Questions

How do you pronounce singeing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/.
What does singeing mean?
present participle and gerund of singe
Where does singeing come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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