| 单词 | smoldering |
| 释义 | smoldering (once / 5699 pages) adj When a fire is smoking but not in flame, it is smoldering. If you're silently angry, your contained rage is smoldering, too. Just like a fire that doesn't go out completely, this word is used for emotions that also refuse to die out — they just keep going, though under the surface. If you keep a lid on your feelings, but are mad at someone, your feelings are smoldering. People often talk about smoldering feelings of love or lust: in romance novels and romantic comedies, there will be smoldering feelings and smoldering looks. This is a word for emotional heat that keeps burning. WORD FAMILYsmoldering: smolderingly+/smolder: smoldered, smoldering, smolders USAGE EXAMPLESCentoni spent roughly three hours digging through the smoldering hulk of the massive Ghost Ship. Los Angeles Times(Dec 18, 2016) Firefighters arrived just before midnight Friday, and the fire was still smoldering more than 12 hours later. New York Times(Dec 04, 2016) The fire—which authorities described as the deadliest in the city in recent memory—started around 11:30 p.m. and was still smoldering midday Saturday. Time(Dec 03, 2016) adj showing scarcely suppressed anger "her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering"- James Hensel Syn smouldering angry feeling or showing anger |
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