singed

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Visually epic, sonically relentless and otherwise fatuous, the film has a dramatic inertia occasionally punctuated by eruptions of utter catastrophe—a series of shocks that leaves you singed, shaken and not much better for it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

A few hydrangeas were singed five feet from the walls of house, but the home was unscathed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

Some of the sailors even had singed hair because the flames were so close, the sailor added.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

Meanhile, his skin was singed by embers, and ashes covered his hair as the fire continued to advance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025

I had singed mine, too, with a faggot, but now it had grown long again and came to my waist.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell