smoulder

IPA: smˈoʊɫdɝ

noun

  • (obsolete) smoke; smother
  • A disease of narcissus and related flowers caused by the fungus Botrytis narcissicola, and characterized by dark brown lesions on the leaves.
  • Alternative form of smolder. [The act of smoldering or something that smolders.]

verb

  • (transitive) To smother; to suffocate; to choke.
  • (intransitive, chiefly Britain) Alternative form of smolder [(intransitive, now US) To burn with no flame and little smoke.]
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Examples of "smoulder" in Sentences

  • They smoulder and smoke.
  • Fire smoulders, but it is under control.
  • Major overnight fire continues to smoulder.
  • These did not smoulder after the cannon had fired.
  • Never leave the fire unattended or let it smoulder.
  • As the flames smoulder, only Gunther and Hagen survive.
  • The crisis has passed, but the dispute continues to smoulder.
  • Oedipa smouldered, knowing she must achieve self actualization.
  • It was a bitterly cold evening but her clothes were still smouldering.
  • The new wave of protests tells us that the embers continue to smoulder.

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