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Singe vs Tinge - What's the difference?

singe | tinge |

As nouns the difference between singe and tinge

is that singe is monkey while tinge is tench.

singe

English

Verb

(d)
  • To burn slightly.
  • * L'Estrange
    • I singed the toes of an ape through a burning glass.
  • 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.

    • Synonyms

    * scorch

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A burning of the surface; a slight burn.

    • References

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    tinge

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small amount of something, especially of an added color.
  • The degree of vividness of a color; shade, hue or tint.

    • Verb

  • To add a small amount of color; to tint.
  • To imbue or impregnate.
  • * Addison
    • His virtues, as well as imperfections, are tinged by a certain extravagance.

    Anagrams

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