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smouldering - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'smouldering' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Smouldering
- of Smoulder
2 . Smouldering [ a.]
- Being in a state of suppressed activity; quiet but not dead.

Meaning of 'smouldering' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . smouldering [ s]
Meaning (1):
- showing scarcely suppressed anger
Example in sentence:
  • her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering