Home › Words › B › besingebesingebesinge means to singe about or all over.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, besinge ranks #9,703 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Middle English bisengen, bezengen, from Old English besenġan (“to singe, burn”), equivalent to be- + singe.verbTo singe about or all over.e.g.“All sainct confederations infringed, / And for light cause would prince with prince enquarrel; / Countries bestreamed with blood, with fire besinged […]” — 1838, Robert Southey, The poetical works:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.swinge 71% match — To singe. vs besinge →besing 70% match — To sing of or sing about; celebrate in song or poetry; sing the praises of; praise; laud. vs besinge →besung 65% match — Sung of; sung about; glorified or praised in song. vs besinge →besonged 62% match — Sung to; having a song sung to (one); (by extension) charmed; enchanted vs besinge →bescorch 60% match — To scorch about, around, or all over; scorch completely. vs besinge →beswinge 57% match — To scourge; beat. vs besinge →becrawl 54% match — To crawl about; crawl all over. vs besinge →besigh 54% match — To sigh over. vs besinge →