smol·der /ˈsmoldɚ/
(vi.)悶燒,鬱積悶燒
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, Smoul·der, v. t. To smother; to suffocate; to choke. [Obs.]
Smol·der, Smoul·der, n. Smoke; smother. [Obs.]
The smolder stops our nose with stench. --Gascoigne.
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smolder
v 1: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire" [syn: smoulder]
2: have strong suppressed feelings [syn: smoulder]