Meaning & use

smolder

verb·Advanced

To burn slowly with smoke but without flame, or to experience a strong emotion held under a calm surface.

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The campfire continued to smolder long after everyone had gone to bed.

Resentment smoldered between the two brothers for years after the argument.

A note on using this word

Figuratively describes suppressed feelings like anger or desire that have not yet burst into the open.

Words with a similar meaning

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