smoldering
present 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
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smoldering
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
As a result, unnoticed cinderssmolderingfrom our previous week's raid at another munitions plant will burn that one to the ground.
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Bypass produces a truly massive thrombotic stimulus, and somesmolderingthrombosis probably occurs during every perfusion.
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Kandor is devastated, a huge cratersmolderingin the center.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He managed to escape relatively uninjured but the car was reduced to asmolderingwreck.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Her performance was described as having asmolderingmoodiness.
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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 determined to be accidental, as opposed to stillsmolderingleftover debris from just five days prior.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When he slows down and lets hissmolderingmoodiness take over, the effect is magical.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There is a brooding quality, asmolderingpower in his painting.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thesmolderingdung produces significant amounts of smoke that fouls the air and causes many health problems.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For example, a small tank of 265 gallons (1000 litres) can be carried by a cross-country vehicle to extinguishsmolderingstubs on rough terrain.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As thesmolderingfire reaches depths of more than 150 feet, high temperatures in such shallow areas are cause for concern.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Indeed, much of the town becamesmolderingruins, and there was considerable thought given to abandoning it entirely.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Reports had farmers' trousers variouslysmolderingand bursting into flame, particularly when exposed to heat or naked flames.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Smoking is the process of flavoring, cooking, or preserving food by exposing it to smoke from burning orsmolderingmaterial, most often wood.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The video ends with her lying beside asmolderingskeleton, on top of the destroyed bed, covered in ashes.
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