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- Dictionarysmoulder/ˈsməʊldə/
verb
- 1. burn slowly with smoke but no flame: "the bonfire still smouldered, the smoke drifting over the paddock" Similar
noun
- 1. smoke coming from a smouldering fire: "the last acrid smoulder of his cigarette"
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SMOULDER definition: 1. to burn slowly with smoke but without flames: 2. If a problem or unpleasant situation…. Learn more.
smoulder in British English. or US smolder (ˈsməʊldə ) verb (intransitive) 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.
verb. /ˈsməʊldə (r)/ /ˈsməʊldər/ ( US English smolder) Verb Forms. [intransitive] to burn slowly without a flame. The bonfire was still smouldering the next day. a smouldering cigarette. (figurative) The feud smouldered on for years. Definitions on the go.
verb (used without object) smolder. smoulder. / ˈsməʊldə / verb. to burn slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke. (esp of anger, etc) to exist in a suppressed or half-suppressed state. to have strong repressed or half repressed feelings, esp anger. noun. dense smoke, as from a smouldering fire. a smouldering fire. Discover More.
1. to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion. 2. to exist or continue in a suppressed state or without outward demonstration: Hatred smoldered beneath his smile. 3. to display repressed feelings, as of indignation, anger, or the like. n. 4. dense smoke resulting from slow or suppressed combustion.
Definitions of smoulder. verb. burn slowly and without a flame. synonyms: smolder. see more. verb. have strong suppressed feelings. synonyms: smolder. see more. noun. a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame. “the smoulder suddenly became a blaze” synonyms: smolder. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Smoulder."
SMOLDER meaning: 1. US spelling of smoulder 2. to burn slowly with smoke but without flames: 3. If a problem or…. Learn more.
smoulder meaning, definition, what is smoulder: if something such as wood smoulders, it ...: Learn more.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use smoulder in a sentence This smoulders during the whole of the night, and the fire can easily be made to blaze at any time by throwing on brushwood.
to exist or continue in a suppressed state or without outward demonstration: Hatred smoldered beneath a polite surface. to display repressed feelings, as of indignation, anger, or the like: to smolder with rage. n. dense smoke resulting from slow or suppressed combustion. a smoldering fire. Also, smoulder.
