Emily Dickinson Lexicon

singe (-th), v. [OE; see sing, v.]

Scorch; sear lightly; strike with fire; burn superficially with an electric charge; [fig.] hiss; sizzle; zap; make a sibilant noise; [word play on the verb “sing”] thunder; resound; rumble; reverberate; make a loud low noise; [metaphor] preach; prophesy; speak from the heavens.