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smol·der

also smoul·der (smōl′dər)
intr.v. smol·dered, smol·der·ing, smol·ders also smoul·dered or smoul·der·ing or smoul·ders
1. To burn with little smoke and no flame.
2. To exist in a suppressed state: Revolution smoldered in the masses.
3. To show signs of repressed anger or hatred.
n.
Thick smoke resulting from a slow fire.
[Middle English smolderen, to suffocate, from smolder, smoke, probably alteration of smorther, from Old English smorian, to smoke.]
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smouldering

(ˈsməʊldərɪŋ) or

smoldering

adj
1. burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
2. communicating suppressed or half-suppressed feelings, esp of anger, desire, etc
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.smouldering - showing scarcely suppressed anger; "her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering"- James Hensel
smoldering
angry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"
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Translations

smouldering

smoldering (US) [ˈsməʊldərɪŋ] ADJ → que arde lentamente (fig) → latente
she gave me a smouldering look → me miró provocativa
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smouldering

, (US) smoldering
adj
fire → schwelend; embers, cigarette → glimmend
(= suppressed) anger, resentment, hatred → schwelend
(= passionate) eyes → feurig; a smouldering look → ein glühender Blick
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