smoldering
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Smol·der, Smoul·der v. i. [imp. & p. p. Smoldered or Smouldered; p. pr. & vb. n. Smoldering or Smouldering.]
1. To burn and smoke without flame; to waste away by a slow and supressed combustion.
The smoldering dust did round about him smoke. --Spenser.
2. To exist in a state of suppressed or smothered activity; to burn inwardly; as, a smoldering feud.
Smol·der·ing, Smoul·der·ing, a. Being in a state of suppressed activity; quiet but not dead.
Some evil chance
Will make the smoldering scandal break and blaze. --Tennyson.
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smoldering
adj 1: burning slowly without flame; "smoldering embers" [syn: smouldering]
2: showing scarcely suppressed anger; "her tone
was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering"-
James Hensel [syn: smouldering]