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Verb: smoulder  smówl-du(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: smolder)
  1. Burn slowly and without a flame
    "a smouldering fire";
    - smolder [N. Amer]
     
  2. Have strong suppressed feelings
    "His anger smouldered for days after the argument";
    - smolder [N. Amer]
Noun: smoulder  smówl-du(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: smolder)
  1. A fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame
    "the smoulder suddenly became a blaze";
    - smolder [N. Amer]

Derived forms: smouldered, smoulders, smouldering

Type of: burn, combust, experience, feel, fire

Encyclopedia: Smoulder