Smolder Definition

smōldər
smoldered, smoldering, smolders, smouldered, smouldering, smoulders
verb
smoldered, smoldering, smolders
To burn and smoke without flame; be consumed by slow combustion.
Webster's New World
To exist in a suppressed state or with activity stifled.
Webster's New World
To have or show feelings of suppressed anger, hate, passion, etc.
Webster's New World
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noun
smolders
Thick smoke resulting from a slow fire.
American Heritage
The act or condition of smoldering.
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Origin of Smolder

  • Middle English smolderen to suffocate from smolder smoke probably alteration of smorther from Old English smorian to smoke

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Smolder Sentence Examples

  • Fire can flame without warning or smolder to an ember if neglected.

  • Never leave your fire to smolder for long periods.

  • Fire can spread fast, but it can also smolder slowly and silently with insidious fumes killing many people in their sleep.

  • It can quietly smolder out of sight, starting a slow, deadly fire.

  • The ovens provide for warmth and cooking, burning dried cakes of cattle dung mixed with straw, which will smolder for hours.

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Words Starting With

SSMSMO

Words Ending With

RERDER

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