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smoldered

 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb smolder has 2 senses
  1. smolder, smoulder - burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"
    --1 is one way to burn, combust
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  2. smolder, smoulder - have strong suppressed feelings
    --2 is one way to feel, experience
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s

Definitions from the Web

Smoldered

Definition:

adjective

1. Burning or glowing with a low flame but without smoke.

verb

1. Burning slowly and without a flame.

2. Showing suppressed or hidden emotions.

Sense 1:

adjective

When something is smoldered, it is burning or glowing with a low flame but without smoke. It suggests a subdued and simmering state of combustion.

Example sentence: The smoldered embers of the campfire provided a warm and comforting glow in the darkness.

Sense 2:

verb

When something smolders, it burns slowly and without a flame. It typically implies a state of sustained and suppressed combustion.

Example sentence: The cigarette butt smoldered in the ashtray, releasing delicate tendrils of smoke.

Sense 3:

verb

When someone smolders, it suggests they are showing suppressed or hidden emotions, often intense passion, anger, or desire.

Example sentence: As he gazed into her eyes, his smoldered desire became almost unbearable.

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