SMOULDER


Meaning of SMOULDER in English

( US also smolder )

■ verb

1》 burn slowly with smoke but no flame.

2》 show or feel a barely suppressed intense emotion.

↘exist in a suppressed or concealed state.

■ noun an instance of ~ing.

Derivatives

~ing adjective

~ingly adverb

Origin

ME: related to Du. smeulen .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.