Meaning & use
smoulder
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To burn slowly with smoke but without flame, or, figuratively, to feel a strong emotion that is suppressed but intense.
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The campfire continued to smoulder long after everyone had gone to bed.
Resentment smouldered between the two brothers for years.
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This is the British spelling; American English typically uses 'smolder.'
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