Smouldering
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Smouldering is an adjective meaning (British spelling) Burning slowly, producing smoke but no flame.
Meaning
(British spelling) Burning slowly, producing smoke but no flame.
More Meanings
- (sometimes figuratively) The act by which something smoulders; residual heat.
- present participle and gerund of smoulder
Example Sentences
the smoulderings of the Thirty Years War
And if we meet again, some evil chance / Will make the smouldering scandal break and blaze / Before the people, and our lord the King.
The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital.
Word Forms
- smoldering
- smoulderings
Synonyms for smouldering
Depending on context, synonyms include live, angry, smoldering.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include angry, live, simmering, lit, lighted, dormant.
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