smolder
verb (used without object)
to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion.
has smoldered
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present perfectof smolder (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Early on, the fire — that for weeks has smoldered and smoked out Western Washington — behaved in interesting ways, she said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has smoldered since the late 1980s, when Armenia and Azerbaijan were both republics of the Soviet Union.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2020
Jackson, the plastic surgeon/trust-fund baby/chairman of the hospital board, played by Jesse Williams, has smoldered with his baby blues since season six.
From Time ● Apr. 24, 2015
Around 90 asylum seekers are believed to have died in June when their boat capsized south of the Indonesian island of Java, reigniting a debate that has smoldered for more than a decade.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2012
As a fire that has smoldered long flames up in many places at once, so the war broke out with several actions in quick succession.
From Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola by F. M. (Frances Melville) Perry
