smouldering
present participle ofsmoulder
| 单词 | smouldering |
| 释义 | smouldering present participle ofsmoulder smoulder verb[I] UK(USsmolder)uk/ˈsməʊl.dər/us/ˈsmoʊl.dɚ/smoulderverb[I](BURN)toburnslowlywithsmokebut withoutflames: a smoulderingfire smoulderingembers Thefirewasstartedby a smoulderingcigarette. to make fire or damage with fire
Burning, burnt & on fire
smoulderverb[I](PROBLEM)If aproblemorunpleasantsituationsmoulders, itcontinuestoexistand maybecomeworseat anytime: Thedisputeisstillsmouldering, fiveyearsafter thenegotiationsbegan. Making progress and advancing
smoulderverb[I](EMOTION)If astrongemotionsmoulders, itexists, but ispreventedfrom beingexpressed: She was smoulderingwithrageas sheexplainedhow hersonhad beenkilled. Strong feelings
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Controlling emotions smoulderverb[I](ROMANTIC FEELINGS)Apersonwho smoulders hasstrongsexualorromanticfeelingsbut does notexpressthem: Hegazedat her with smoulderingeyes,wishingshe wasn'tmarried. Examplesofsmoulderingsmouldering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They did not have brass pots, so they used mostly unglazed pottery which cannot stand 'any fire fiercer than thesmoulderingone given by dung'. From theCambridge English Corpus Thesmoulderingcontroversy was recently inflamed again by revisionist historians. From theCambridge English Corpus The production suggestssmoulderingrather than explosive affect. From theCambridge English Corpus It is now generally accepted that they represent early stages of acute myeloid leukaemia, a fact reflected in the commonly used terms 'preleukaemia' or 'smoulderingleukaemia'. From theCambridge English Corpus Whatever the cause, the burning resentment of the father was deep and lasting, since up to eight years later it was stillsmoulderingin the pages of his will. From theCambridge English Corpus I understand that when the heap was last visited it was found that the flames had been quenched and only a slightsmoulderingwas visible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This order raises the apparently dormant but hotlysmoulderingquestion of the disposal of such land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The source of a flame must be asmoulderingcigarette or an electrical short circuit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I beg them not to ignite the powder keg that issmoulderingin the countryside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 By the end of this year the great majority of mattresses on sale in this country will be resistant to ignition bysmoulderingcigarettes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Then, when this happened, at once the fire which had beensmoulderingunseen for at least two years burst forth in a destructive flame. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I was on the scene within a few hours and saw the burnt buildings stillsmouldering, the broken windows and the looted shops. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All of these issues have beensmoulderingfor years. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It is not a sudden convulsion that we have gone into; it has beensmoulderingfor a long time, and we must now face it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I would not want to do anything to stir up thesmoulderingembers of party venom which still exist. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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