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Verb: smoulder  smówl-du(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (=smolder)
  1. Burn slowly and without a flame
    "a smouldering fire"
    - smolder [N. Amer]
     
  2. Have strong suppressed feelings
    - smolder [N. Amer]
Noun: smoulder  smówl-du(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (=smolder)
  1. A fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame
    "the smoulder suddenly became a blaze"; "the smoulder suddenly became a blaze"
    - smolder [N. Amer]

Derived forms: smouldered, smouldering, smoulders

Type of: burn, combust, experience, feel, fire

Encyclopedia: Smoulder

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