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SMOLDER

\smˈə͡ʊldə], \smˈə‍ʊldə], \s_m_ˈəʊ_l_d_ə]\

Definitions of SMOLDER

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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have strong suppressed feelings
burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

have strong suppressed feelings
burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To burn slowly, giving forth smoke without flame; burn beneath the surface; exist in a stified condition; as, their discontent smolders.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To burn and smoke in a smothered way.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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