Definition of smoulder Smoulder
/smˈəʊldɐ/ - smoul•der
We found 9 definitions of smoulder from 5 different sources.
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smoulder - /smˈəʊldɐ/
American English
smolder - /smowˈldɚ/
What does smoulder mean?
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NounPlural: smoulders |
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| smoulder - a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; "the smoulder suddenly became a blaze" | ||
| smolder | ||
| fire the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- smoulder (v. i.)
To burn and smoke without flame; to waste away by a slow and supressed combustion. - smoulder (v. i.)
To exist in a state of suppressed or smothered activity; to burn inwardly; as, a smoldering feud. - smoulder (v. t.)
To smother; to suffocate; to choke. - smoulder (n.)
Smoke; smother. - smoulder (v. i.)
See Smolder.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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smoulder
smōl′dėr, v.i. to burn slowly or without vent.—adjs. Smoul′dring, Smoul′dry. [M. E. smolderen—smolder=smor-ther, stifling smoke; cf. Smother.]
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