smolder
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /ˈsmoʊldɚ/
smolder (smolders, present participle smoldering; past and past participle smoldered)
- (intransitive, US) To burn with no flame and little smoke.
- The remains of the bonfire were left to smolder for hours.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion.
- French: se consumer, couver
- German: schwelen, glimmen
- Italian: ardere
- Portuguese: queimar/arder (sem chama)
- Russian: тлеть
- Spanish: arder
- French: ronger son frein
- Italian: covare
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