smoulder
verb (used without object)
has smouldered
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present perfectof smoulder (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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Yes, it has smouldered in me long, and I am glad.
From The Uncalled A Novel by Paul Laurence Dunbar
When the fallen torch of ambition has smouldered into blackness, we ought to make the eternal star of religion our guide.
From The Friendships of Women by William Rounseville Alger
The servants have been careless in putting out the lights, and something has smouldered and finally caught the curtains—that’s the most probable explanation.
From The Heart of Una Sackville by Peter Tarrant
