smoulder

Definitions


[ˈsməʊldə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- burn slowly with smoke but no flame
(e.g: the bonfire still smouldered, the smoke drifting over the paddock)


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Origin:
late Middle English: related to Dutch smeulen


[ˈsməʊldə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- smoke coming from a smouldering fire
(e.g: the last acrid smoulder of his cigarette)


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Origin:
late Middle English: related to Dutch smeulen




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