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[ verb ] burn slowly and without a flame

Synonyms

smoulder

Examples

"a smoldering fire"

Used in print

(The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)

Where it is not actually erupting , it rumbles and smolders in sullen resentment like a volcano , ready to explode at any moment .

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

Her face was pale but set and her dark eyes smoldered with blame for Ben .

Related terms

burn smoulder

2
[ verb ] have strong suppressed feelings

Synonyms

smoulder

Related terms

feel

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