smoulder
verb (used without object)
was smouldering
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past progressiveof smoulder.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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A fire was smouldering in his brown eyes that would have made Ted Sandyman step backwards, if he had seen it.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
In the hearts of each ancient hatred was smouldering.
From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Alexander Glovatski
I was just teasing to see what was smouldering.
From Blue-grass and Broadway by Maria Thompson Daviess
As the last of the barricade was removed Chepstow discovered that the cotton covering of the window was smouldering.
From The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley by Ridgwell Cullum
I began to stride across the room and stopped near the chimney, where a dying fire was smouldering.
From The Three Eyes by Maurice Leblanc
