smouldering
- present participle of smoulder.
Example Sentences
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We watched as settlers moved around the smouldering land.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
According to Myeloma UK, external, smouldering myeloma is detected by the presence of abnormal cells in the bone marrow, and abnormal protein in blood and/or urine.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Prosecutors posted images of the smouldering carriage on social media, which regional emergency services later said had been extinguished.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
AFP journalists joined a military-organised press tour through the smouldering wreckage of two former labs south of the town of Hsipaw in northeastern Shan state.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
It was early evening, and we were sitting about the smouldering embers of a brazier fire.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
