5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Smolder \Smol"der\, Smoulder \Smoul"der\, v. t. To smother; to suffocate; to choke. [Obs.] --Holinshed. Palsgrave. [1913 Webster] Smolder From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Smolder \Smol"der\, Smoulder \Smoul"der\, n. Smoke; smother. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The smolder stops our nose with stench. --Gascoigne. [1913 Webster] Smoldering From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Smolder \Smol"der\, Smoulder \Smoul"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Smoldered}or {Smouldered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Smoldering} or {Smouldering}.] [OE. smolderen; cf. Prov. G. sm["o]len, smelen, D. smeulen. Cf. {Smell}.] 1. To burn and smoke without flame; to waste away by a slow and supressed combustion. [1913 Webster] The smoldering dust did round about him smoke. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To exist in a state of suppressed or smothered activity; to burn inwardly; as, a smoldering feud. [1913 Webster] Smolder From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Smoulder \Smoul"der\, v. i. See {Smolder}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: smoulder n : a smouldering fire; "the smoulder became a blaze" v 1: have strong suppressed feelings [syn: {smolder}] 2: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire" [syn: {smolder}]
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