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smouldering
smol·der also smoul·der (smōl′dər)intr.v. smol·dered, smol·der·ing, smol·ders also smoul·dered or smoul·der·ing or smoul·ders 1. To burn with little smoke and no flame.2. To exist in a suppressed state: Revolution smoldered in the masses.3. To show signs of repressed anger or hatred.n. Thick smoke resulting from a slow fire.
[Middle English smolderen, to suffocate, from smolder, smoke, probably alteration of smorther, from Old English smorian, to smoke.]smouldering (ˈsməʊldərɪŋ) or smolderingadj1. burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke2. communicating suppressed or half-suppressed feelings, esp of anger, desire, etcThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | smouldering - showing scarcely suppressed anger; "her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering"- James Henselsmolderingangry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers" |
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