smoulder
verb (used without object)
smouldered
Example Sentences
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He says if the foam had been fire retardant it would have smouldered, not burned.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
A bank in the Badaro neighbourhood smouldered as firefighters sprayed water, while riot police stood nearby with shields.
From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2023
In all, six provinces in Sumatra were put on “emergency alert” as hundreds of “hotspots” of burning trees and vegetation flared and smouldered.
From Economist ● Sep. 10, 2015
When Barack Obama was photographed with a very weak beer in hand at a Washington Wizards game, the phone-in lines smouldered with anger.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 25, 2012
A faint smoke curled above it, as if fire smouldered in the hill beneath.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
