Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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smolder , etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb See
smolder .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive, chiefly UK Alternative form of
smolder . - noun obsolete
smoke ;smother
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb burn slowly and without a flame
- verb have strong suppressed feelings
- noun a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame
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Examples
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And no matter how hard she squints her eyes, Danica Patrick cannot 'smoulder'.
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And no matter how hard she squints her eyes, Danica Patrick cannot 'smoulder'.
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A delicate balance of smoulder and sensitivity that's best experienced on YouTube, where the track has rapidly earned a million views.
F&M playlist 2011
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Most of us spend our whole lives fighting the most visible fires, while leaving the most important ones to smoulder unnoticed.
Archive 2009-11-01 Ulysses 2009
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In the volatile south, tensions between Uzbek and Kyrgyz continue to smoulder.
Uzbek minority still faces persecution as Kyrgyzstan goes to polls Luke Harding 2010
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When I was still a child, I discovered a thought that resonated strongly with me: "It is better to shine brightly and then burn out than to slowly smoulder aimlessly."
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Most of us spend our whole lives fighting the most visible fires, while leaving the most important ones to smoulder unnoticed.
Now's a Good Time Ulysses 2009
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We need to be on the down side of the glacial cycle, simple having more squirrels follow the ice line north is now a net loss because we want the ice line to start its return back south, otherwise the planet will smoulder.
The Saddest Sentence I've Read Today, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Then the "$8.00" began to smoulder under his lids again, and he returned himself to servitude.
Chapter 25 2010
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When I was still a child, I discovered a thought that resonated strongly with me: "It is better to shine brightly and then burn out than to slowly smoulder aimlessly."
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