smolder

English

Alternative forms

• smoulder (chiefly British)

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈsmoʊldɚ/
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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -əʊldə(r)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *smel-, *smul-.

Verb

smolder (third-person singular simple present smolders, present participle smoldering, simple past and past participle smoldered)

1. (intransitive, US) To burn with no flame and little smoke.

   The remains of the bonfire were left to smolder for hours.

2. (intransitive, figuratively) To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion.

Translations

To burn with no flame and little smoke

• Belarusian: тлець (tljecʹ)
• Czech: doutnat
• Dutch: smeulen (nl)
• Finnish: kyteä (fi)
• French: se consumer (fr), couver (fr)
• German: schwelen (de)
• Greek: σιγοκαίω (el) (sigokaío), υποκαίω (ypokaío), καίω χωρίς φλόγα (kaío chorís flóga)
• Ido: bruletar (io)
• Italian: ardere (it)
• Latvian: gruzdēt (lv)
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• Maori: ponguru, popō, mohu
• Occitan: sumir, coar (oc)
• Polish: tleć
• Portuguese: queimar/arder (sem chama)
• Russian: тлеть (ru) (tletʹ)
• Scottish Gaelic: cnàmh-loisg
• Spanish: arder (es)
• Ukrainian: тліти (uk) (tlíty)
• Volapük: smolön (vo)

To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion

• Finnish: kyteä (fi)
• French: ronger son frein (fr)
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• Greek: σιγοκαίω (el) (sigokaío)

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• German: ^{(please verify)} glosen
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Anagrams

• molders, remolds