What part of speech is smoldering?

Smoldering can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. smoldering is a verb, gerund of smolder (infinitive).
  • 2. smoldering is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more smoldering
    most smoldering
  • Positive: smoldering 
  • Comparative: more smoldering
  • Superlative: most smoldering

Adjective to adverb

What does smoldering mean?

Definitions

Adjective

smoldering - showing scarcely suppressed anger; "her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering"- James Hensel

Verb

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

Examples of smoldering

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering.
2. verb The smoldering firewood burst into flame.
3. verb Fadil and Layla wanted to extinguish the smoldering fire in their relationship.
4. verb The fire is smoldering.
5. verb If you squelch the fire with water, the coals will not smolder.
6. verb If you squelch the fire with water, the coals will not smolder.
Sentence  
adj.
Her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering.
verb
The smoldering firewood burst into flame.
Fadil and Layla wanted to extinguish the smoldering fire in their relationship.
The fire is smoldering.
If you squelch the fire with water, the coals will not smolder.
If you squelch the fire with water, the coals will not smolder.

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