frizzle vs singe

frizzle

verb
  • To fry something until crisp and curled. 

  • To scorch. 

  • To fry noisily, sizzle. 

  • To curl or crisp, as hair; to frizz; to crinkle. 

noun
  • A curl; a lock of hair crisped. 

singe

verb
  • To burn slightly. 

  • 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. 

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

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