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    smouldering
    /ˈsməʊld(ə)rɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. the process of burning slowly with smoke but no flame: "the smouldering can go unnoticed for many days before smoke starts to be seen"

    adjective

    • 1. burning slowly with smoke but no flame: "a smouldering fire"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › smoulderingSMOULDERING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SMOULDERING definition: 1. present participle of smoulder 2. to burn slowly with smoke but without flames: 3. If a problem…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › smoulderingSmouldering Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke. b. : to be consumed by smoldering often used with out. 2. : to exist in a state of suppressed activity. hostilities smoldered for years. 3. : to show suppressed anger, hate, or jealousy. eyes smoldering with hate. Examples of smolder in a Sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › smoulderingSMOULDERING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. 1. burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke. for fear of turning the smouldering fire into a full-blown conflagration. Whole blocks had been turned into smouldering rubble. 2. communicating suppressed or half-suppressed feelings, esp of anger, desire, etc. His darkly smouldering eyes never left her face.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › smoulderingSmouldering - definition of smouldering by The Free Dictionary

    1. To burn with little smoke and no flame. 2. To exist in a suppressed state: Revolution smoldered in the masses. 3. To show signs of repressed anger or hatred. n. Thick smoke resulting from a slow fire. [Middle English smolderen, to suffocate, from smolder, smoke, probably alteration of smorther, from Old English smorian, to smoke.]

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › smolderingSmoldering - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    When a fire is smoking but not in flame, it is smoldering. If you're silently angry, your contained rage is smoldering, too. Just like a fire that doesn't go out completely, this word is used for emotions that also refuse to die out — they just keep going, though under the surface.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSMOULDER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SMOULDER definition: 1. to burn slowly with smoke but without flames: 2. If a problem or unpleasant situation…. Learn more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › smoulderingDefinition of 'smouldering' - Collins Online Dictionary

    1. burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke. for fear of turning the smouldering fire into a full-blown conflagration. Whole blocks had been turned into smouldering rubble. 2. communicating suppressed or half-suppressed feelings, esp of anger, desire, etc. His darkly smouldering eyes never left her face. his smouldering hatred.