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Meaning of 'smoulder' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Smoulder [ n.]
- Smoke; smother.
2 . Smoulder [ v. i.]
- To burn and smoke without flame; to waste away by a slow and supressed combustion.
- To exist in a state of suppressed or smothered activity; to burn inwardly; as, a smoldering feud.
- See Smolder.
3 . Smoulder [ v. t.]
- To smother; to suffocate; to choke.

Meaning of 'smoulder' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . smoulder [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame
Example in sentence:
  • the smoulder suddenly became a blaze
2 . smoulder [ v]
Meaning (2):
- burn slowly and without a flame
Example in sentence:
  • a smoldering fire

Nearby Words:

smock smock frock smock-faced smockless smokable smoke smoke-dry smoked smokehouse smokejack

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