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is smouldering

  • present progressive
    of smoulder (3rd person singular).
    smoulder
    verb (used without object)
    smolder.

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The grass is smouldering before a marshal appears with a fire extinguisher to put it out completely.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2024

Here he is, smouldering wistfully into the middle distance.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2020

A stack of wood, placed near to replenish the fire, has caught, and is smouldering also.

From The Italians by Frances Elliot

One of the best disinfectants for latrines and garbage pits is smouldering tar paper.

From Campward Ho! A Manual for Girl Scout Camps by Unknown

Oh, I understand it all perfectly; I know in what quarter the damp wood is smouldering.

From A Russian Gentleman by S. T. (Sergei Timofeevich) Aksakov