smoldered
past simple and past participle ofsmolder
smolder
verb[I]
uk/ˈsməʊl.dər/us/ˈsmoʊl.dɚ/USspelling ofsmoulder
Burning, burnt & on fire
- ablaze
- afire
- alight
- blaze
- burn(something)down
- burn sb up
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt offering
- burnt out
- carbonize
- char
- charred
- consume
- flame
- inextinguishable
- scorch
- scorched
- self-immolation
- unlit
Examplesofsmoldered
smoldered
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The fire burned for hours, and the grainsmolderedfor days which gave the town an aroma of burnt bread for a while.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Her sullen mouth was full and rich -- her eyessmoldered.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His brow was low and broad, his eyes a volcanic blue thatsmolderedas if with some inner fire.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.All of the original old-growth forest was removed a century ago, followed by fires that burned, thensmoldered, for months.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The cause of the fire was a frayed electrical cord behind a couch thatsmolderedfor hours before engulfing the house with flames and smoke.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For months this humus layersmoldered, and neither rains nor snows could stop the fires slow advance.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Pockets of the firesmolderedfor several days.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Redwood timbers, used as concrete forms in the original construction,smolderedfor several hours.
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