Smolder
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsmoʊldɚ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Smolder is a verb meaning (intransitive, now US) To burn with no flame and little smoke.
Meaning
(intransitive, now US) To burn with no flame and little smoke.
More Meanings
- (intransitive, figuratively) To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To exist in a suppressed or hidden state.
- The act of smoldering or something that smolders.
Example Sentences
The remains of the bonfire were left to smolder for hours.
Behind him, where the deer had been, smoldered a large circle of grass and trees.
Our quiuering Lances ſhaking in the aire, And bullets like Ioues dreadfull Thunderbolts, Enrolde in flames and fiery ſmoldering miſtes, Shall threat the Gods more than Cyclopian warres, […]
And she’s got a great scene partner in Stevens, refining his star power into a just slightly, almost imperceptibly mechanical approximation of Don Juan smolder. He lets us admire the interface and still see the code ticking away underneath it.
Word Forms
- smolders
- smoldering
- smoldered
- smoulder
Synonyms for smolder
Depending on context, synonyms include smoulder.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include smoulder, churn, sweal, swither, simmer, smoken.
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