smouldering - Definition and Meaning

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(noun)

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the process of burning slowly with smoke but no flame

examples

the smouldering can go unnoticed for many days before smoke starts to be seen

(adjective)

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burning slowly with smoke but no flame

examples

a smouldering fire

a pile of smouldering wood

(verb)

definitions

burn slowly with smoke but no flame

examples

the bonfire still smouldered, the smoke drifting over the paddock

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