Definition of smouldering in English:
smouldering
(US smoldering)
noun ˈsməʊldərɪŋˈsmoʊldərɪŋ
mass nounThe process of burning slowly with smoke but no flame.
the smouldering can go unnoticed for many days before smoke starts to be seen
adjectiveˈsməʊldərɪŋˈsmoʊldərɪŋ
1Burning slowly with smoke but no flame.
a pile of smouldering wood
- 1.1 Denoting or showing barely suppressed anger, desire, or another powerful emotion.
each day the smouldering rage I felt burned hotter and brighter
he met her smouldering eyes
Definition of smoldering in US English:
smoldering
(British smouldering)
nounˈsmōldəriNGˈsmoʊldərɪŋ
The process of burning slowly with smoke but no flame.
the smoldering can go unnoticed for many days before smoke starts to be seen
adjectiveˈsmōldəriNGˈsmoʊldərɪŋ
1Burning slowly with smoke but no flame.
a pile of smoldering wood
- 1.1 Denoting or showing barely suppressed anger, desire, or another powerful emotion.
each day the smoldering rage I felt burned hotter and brighter
he met her smoldering eyes