smoulder

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

Translation

vi. burn slowly with smoke but no flame
n. a state of burning slowly with smoke, especially when not in flames
Word Forms
Past Participlesmouldered
Third Person Singularsmoulders
Past Tensesmouldered
Present Participlesmouldering
Pluralsmoulders

Phrases & Collocations

smouldering passion

smoulder quietly

Example Sentences

Anna smouldered with indignation.

the controversy smouldered on for several years.

the last acrid smoulder of his cigarette.

the plane was reduced to a smouldering wreck.

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

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.

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