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    smol·der·ing
    /ˈsmōld(ə)riNG/

    noun

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

    adjective

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

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

    Smouldering is the present participle of smoulder, which means to burn slowly with smoke but without flames. It can also describe a problem, an emotion, or a romantic feeling that is not expressed.

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    • English (Uk)

      to burn slowly with smoke but without flames: a smouldering...

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

    The meaning of SMOLDER is to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke. How to use smolder in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSMOULDERING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Smouldering means burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke, or communicating suppressed or half-suppressed feelings. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see synonyms, pronunciation and related terms.

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

    Smoulder means to burn slowly with smoke but without flames, or to have strong but unexpressed emotions or feelings. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and see synonyms and translations.

  6. 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 .]

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › smoulderingSmouldering - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    2 days ago · Definitions of smouldering. adjective. showing scarcely suppressed anger. synonyms: smoldering. angry. feeling or showing anger. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Smouldering." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/smouldering. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. VocabTrainer™.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySMOULDERING definition in American English | Collins English...

    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.