smoulder

[US]/'sməʊldə/
[UK]/ˈsmoldɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. brænde langsomt med røg, men uden flammer
n. en tilstand af langsom afbrænding med røg, især når der ikke er flammer
Word Forms
Past Participlesmouldered
Third Person Singularsmoulders
Past Tensesmouldered
Present Participlesmouldering
Pluralsmoulders

Phrases & Collocations

smouldering passion

glødende lidenskab

smoulder quietly

gløde stille

Example Sentences

Anna smouldered with indignation.

Anna brændte af indignation.

the controversy smouldered on for several years.

Kontroversen ulmede videre i flere år.

the last acrid smoulder of his cigarette.

den sidste skarpe glød fra hans cigaret.

the plane was reduced to a smouldering wreck.

flyet blev reduceret til et glødende vrag.

the bonfire still smouldered, the smoke drifting over the paddock.

Bålet glødede stadig, røgen drev hen over engen.

Gaza is only the latest bloody reminder that when this particular conflict is left to smoulder, it tends to ignite with a bang, the reverberations of which travel far beyond Palestine itself.

Gaza er kun den seneste blodige påmindelse om, at når denne specifikke konflikt får lov til at ulme, har den tendens til at eksplodere, og hvis genklang strækker sig langt ud over Palæstina.

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