smoulder
smoulder
Definition
smoul·der (smōl′dər)
intransitive verb, noun
Brit. smolder
smoulder
Usage Examples
Object
- wick: Jesus says: " a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
- ember: Back to the pub with a smoldering ember was the answer.
- volcano: Nicaragua boasts Caribbean islands, 19 smoldering volcanoes and beautiful, unspoiled beaches.
- ruin: There were three policemen guarding the smoldering ruins of the barn, just next to the cemetery.
- ash: You are standing outside what was once your home in Lanark, but is now smoldering ashes.
Adjective complement
- undetected: This tendency may help explain why outbreaks in some rural areas have smoldered undetected for months.
Modifying Another Word
- still: Last, I made sure to crush out the couple of still smoldering sparks on the ground where I had lain.
- away: It was the norm to see fields with these little weed piles smoldering away.
- slowly: Fire can spread fast, but it can also smolder slowly and silently with insidious fumes killing many people in their sleep.
- then: It landed on the shawl I was wrapped in and wafted by the breeze, the material smoldered then started to burn.
- now: The carbon caused by the now smoldering sawdust is absorbed into the surface of the clay, turning the pots black.
- already: Everywhere was alive with bouncing bullets, which were so concentrated I took cover behind a big abandoned lorry, which was already smoldering.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- out: It can quietly smolder out of sight, starting a slow, deadly fire.
Preposition: in
- ashtray: Smoking - Don't leave a cigarette smoldering in an ashtray - it can tip out as it burns down.
Preposition: with
- resentment: Adam Trese likewise smolders with resentment and malice as the near-psychotic David.
Preposition: for
Browse dictionary entries near smoulder
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