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Smouldering

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v. Present participle of smoulder.

n. The act by which something smoulders; residual heat.

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adj. showing scarcely suppressed anger

Word Usage

"Best-known as the smouldering dance instructor in Dirty Dancing, Swayze died less than two years after being diagnosed with stage-four pancreatic cancer."

Verb Form

smouldered smouldering smoulders

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

burn combust feel experience fire

Variant

smolder

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