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smoulder

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smoul·der  (smldr)
v. & n.
Variant of smolder.

smoulder US, smolder [ˈsməʊldə]
vb (intr)
1. to burn slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
2. (esp of anger, etc.) to exist in a suppressed or half-suppressed state
3. to have strong repressed or half repressed feelings, esp anger
n
1. dense smoke, as from a smouldering fire
2. a smouldering fire
[from smolder (n), of obscure origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.smoulder - a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; "the smoulder suddenly became a blaze"
fire - the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"
Verb1.smoulder - have strong suppressed feelings
feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
2.smoulder - burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"
burn, combust - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"

smoulder
verb
1. smoke, burn slowly Whole blocks had been turned into smouldering rubble.
2. seethe, rage, fume, burn, boil, simmer, fester, be resentful, smart He smouldered as he drove home for lunch.
Translations
smoulder smolder (US) [ˈsməʊldəʳ] VI [fire] → arder sin llama (fig) [passion etc] → arder

smoulder [ˈsməʊldər] (British) smolder (US) vi
[ashes, rubble] → être encore chaud(e)
[hatred, resentment] → ne pas être éteint(e)

smoulder, (US) smolder
vi (lit, fig)glimmen, schwelen; model, actress etcSexappeal mausstrahlen; his eyes were smouldering with angerseine Augen glühten vor Zorn; she was smouldering with rageder Zorn schwelte in ihr

smoulder smolder (Am) [ˈsməʊldəʳ] vi (fire) → covare sotto la cenere (fig) (passion) → covare
smoulder smolder (Am) [ˈsməʊldəʳ] vi (fire) → covare sotto la cenere (fig) (passion) → covare

smoulder
v smoulder
to burn slowly or without flame A piece of coal had fallen out of the fire and the hearthrug was smouldering. smeul يَحْتَرِق بِبُطءٍ وبِدون لَهَب тлея doutnat ulme; gløde glimmen σιγοκαίω arder (sin llama) hõõguma آرام سوختن kyteä couver לִּבעור לְאַט सुलग, सुलगन tinjati parázslik membakar brenna hægt án loga (bruciare senza fiamma) いぶる 연기를 내며 타다 rusenti gruzdēt membara smeulen ulme tlić się arder a mocni медленно гореть, тлеть tlieť tleti tinjati ryka, pyra ไหม้ช้า ๆ โดยไม่มีเปลวไฟ แต่มีควัน için için yanmak 文火,無火焰悶燒 тліти, жевріти شعلے کا آہستہ آہستہ سلگنا cháy âm ỷ


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Dry and worm-eaten, a spark upon them became a smoulder, and a smoulder a blaze.
Decaying vegetation may occasionally smoulder with the heat of its fermentation, but this rarely results in flame.
The spark may smoulder and go out, or it may glow and expand, but see
 
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