smouldering
Meaning of smouldering
noun, gerund or present participle
- the process of burning slowly with smoke but no flame.
the smouldering can go unnoticed for many days before smoke starts to be seen
- burning slowly with smoke but no flame.
a smouldering fire
a pile of smouldering wood
- burn slowly with smoke but no flame.
the bonfire still smouldered, the smoke drifting over the paddock
late Middle English: related to Dutch smeulen .
Information about smouldering
- The plural form of smouldering is: smoulderings.
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Hyphenation of smouldering
smoul-der-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
- smouldering is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
smouldering synonyms
Meaning smoldering:
Meaning emit smoke or visible vapour:
Meaning give out steady light without flame:
Meaning smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink:
Words that rhyme with smouldering
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