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.

Nearby words

smoky hill river, smoky mountains, smoky quartz, smoky river, smoky topaz, smolder, smolensk, smollett, smollett, tobias george, smolt, smooch

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

Related forms

un·smol·der·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for smoldered

The clothes that designer Stefano Pilati created for his final collection at YSL smoldered with audacity and dark sexuality.
Paris Fall Fashion Week 2012: A Finale at Yves Saint Laurent|Robin Givhan|March 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But inner-city violence has smoldered for a long time, explains crime journalist Gavin Knight.
A Tinderbox Waiting for a Match|Gavin Knight|August 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The war in Africa smoldered and flamed during the second period from February to August, 1915.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII)|Various
They smoldered harmlessly for several hours until the night breeze shifted.
Ticktock and Jim|Keith Robertson

Costly lace hung round his shoulders, and amid its soft folds there smoldered the dull red of a heavy golden chain.
Sir Nigel|Arthur Conan Doyle
The fires now smoldered, and the heavy darkness again settled over wood and river.
Bill Biddon, Trapper|Edward S. Ellis
In his eyes an underglow, so to call it, smoldered with fascinating vagueness.
Eleven Possible Cases|Frank R. Stockton

British Dictionary definitions for smoldered

smolder

/ (ˈsməʊldə) /

verb, noun

the US spelling of smoulder

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smolder

or smoul·der

verb (used without object)

noun

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

Origin of smolder

Related forms

Examples from the Web for smoldered

British Dictionary definitions for smoldered

smolder

verb, noun