smolder
or smoul·der
[ smohl-der ]
/ ˈsmoʊl dər /
verb (used without object)
to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion.
to exist or continue in a suppressed state or without outward demonstration: Hatred smoldered beneath a polite surface.
to display repressed feelings, as of indignation, anger, or the like: to smolder with rage.
noun
dense smoke resulting from slow or suppressed combustion.
a smoldering fire.
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Origin of smolder
1275–1325; (noun) Middle English smolder smoky vapor, dissimilated variant of smorther smother; (v.) Middle English (as present participle smolderende), derivative of the noun
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un·smol·der·ing, adjectiveWords nearby smolder
smoky hill, smoky mountains, smoky quartz, smoky river, smoky topaz, smolder, smolensk, smollett, smolt, smooch, smoodge
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