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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024smol•der or smoul•der /ˈsmoʊldɚ/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to burn without flame;
undergo slow burning:The campfire was still smoldering. - to continue without an outward indication:Hatred smoldered beneath his smile.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024smol•der (smōl′dər),USA pronunciation v.i. - to burn without flame;
undergo slow or suppressed combustion. - to exist or continue in a suppressed state or without outward demonstration:Hatred smoldered beneath a polite surface.
- to display repressed feelings, as of indignation, anger, or the like:to smolder with rage.
n. - dense smoke resulting from slow or suppressed combustion.
- a smoldering fire.
Also, smoulder. - 1275–1325; (noun, nominal) Middle English smolder smoky vapor, dissimilated variant of smorther smother; (verb, verbal) Middle English (as present participle smolderende), derivative of the noun, nominal
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: smolder /ˈsməʊldə/ vb , n - the US spelling of smoulder
smoul•der (smōl′dər),USA pronunciation v.i., n. - smolder.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: smoulder, US smolder /ˈsməʊldə/ vb (intransitive)- to burn slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
- (esp of anger, etc) to exist in a suppressed or half-suppressed state
- to have strong repressed or half repressed feelings, esp anger
n - dense smoke, as from a smouldering fire
Etymology: 14th Century: from smolder (n), of obscure origin |