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smoldering

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1. smoldering - Noun

2. smoldering - Adjective

3. smoldering - Verb

5. smoldering - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Smoulder

Alt. of Smouldering

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Humor starts like a wildfire, but then continues on, smoldering, smoldering for years. Robert Orben

They made a grid of rods which they placed on forked sticks, then lashed the victims to the grid and lighted a smoldering fire underneath, so that little by little, as those captives screamed in despair and torment, their souls would leave them. Bartolomé de las Casas

The heavy red roses smoldering in the foggy morning, blood-colored and uninhibited, made me greedy, and tempted me powerfully to steal one--I asked the prices merely so I could come as near them as possible. Knut Hamsun

In times of life crisis, whether wild fires or smoldering stress, the first thing I do is go back to basics... am I eating right, am I getting enough sleep, am I getting some physical and mental exercise everyday. Edward Albert

Her hair is smoldering. Her face was smudged with soot. She had a cut on her arms, her dress was torn, and she was missing a boot. Beautiful. Rick Riordan

A crowd is like a smoldering log which can spark into a flame at any time. Nigerian Proverb

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