Smoulder
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsməʊldə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Smoulder is a verb meaning (intransitive, chiefly British) Alternative form of smolder.
Meaning
(intransitive, chiefly British) Alternative form of smolder.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To smother; to suffocate; to choke.
- 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.
- (obsolete) smoke; smother
Example Sentences
The smoulder stops our nose with stench.
Individual grievance will continue to smoulder him.
Dry and wormeaten, a spark upon them became a smoulder, and a smoulder a blaze.
Time Which lays its hand on battlements and towers, And smoulders them all to dust has committed its ravages upon this ancient castle.
Word Forms
- smoulders
- smouldering
- smouldered
Synonyms for smoulder
Depending on context, synonyms include smolder.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hatch, fester, incubate, smother, smoor, stifle.
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