"Thus, it is adviseable to write singeing, from the verb to singe, by way of distinction from singing, the participle of the verb to sing."Ib., p. 27.

He preferred, he said, "être humblement assis sur le dernier banc dans la petite troupe des auteurs originaux, qu'orgueilleusement placé à la première ligne dans le nombreux bétail des singes littéraires."[104]

From them I procured some singe or army beef, and we halted an hour to rest the horses and eat our luncheon.

An intense pain assailed him at the knees, and he could smell the singeing of his hands.