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[ verb ] burn slowly and without a flame
Synonyms 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 . |
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