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smolder
or smoul·der
[ smohl-der ]
/ ˈsmoʊl dər /
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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 smorthersmother; (v.) Middle English (as present participle smolderende), derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM smolder
un·smol·der·ing, adjectiveWords nearby smolder
Smoky Hill, Smoky Mountains, smoky quartz, Smoky River, smoky topaz, smolder, Smolensk, Smollett, smolt, S.M.O.M., smooch
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