singes is a form of:

Singe



noun
1.
(A slight or surface burn; a scorch) ស្នាមខ្លោចរឺឆេះរោលៗ
verbpast tense: singed ; past participle: singed ; present participle: singeing ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (to burn slightly; to burn the ends or edges of; to remove feathers, bristles, fluff, etc., by scorching; to singe) រោល, រលាកសើៗ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A burning of the surface; a slight burn.
verbpast tense: singed ; past participle: singed ; present participle: singeing ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of; to burn the ends or outside of; as, to singe the hair or the skin.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken or the like) by passing it over a flame.