Singe vs Stinge - What's the difference?
singe | stinge |
To burn slightly.
* L'Estrange
To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.
As nouns the difference between singe and stinge
is that singe is monkey while stinge is (australia|new zealand) an individual who seen to have a stingy demeanour or who lacks generosity.singe
English
Verb
(d)- I singed the toes of an ape through a burning glass.