Synonyms for singe

Noun

1. scorch, singe, burn

usage: a surface burn

Verb

1. singe, swinge, char, blacken, scorch

usage: burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows"

2. scorch, sear, singe, burn, combust

usage: become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"