Associations to the word «Smoldering»
Noun
- Ember
- Flame
- Smoke
- Hatred
- Glow
- Fire
- Burst
- Burn
- Pit
- Coal
- Eye
- Resentment
- Hearth
- Edge
- Fireplace
- Cigarette
- Anger
- Finger
- Ash
- Spark
- Pile
- Lava
- Tim
- Deep
- Lisa
- Membrane
- Sunlight
- Rim
- Torch
- Gaze
- Remnant
- Den
- Breeze
- Bolt
- Mixture
- Clothes
- Pillar
- Breast
- Fabric
- Fury
- Ing
- Smell
- Destruction
- Rage
- Van
- Heat
- Flesh
- Leaf
- Grass
- Roof
- Tissue
- Cloud
- Lip
- Leaving
- Leave
- Phase
- Formation
- Sky
- Sun
- Floor
- Chair
- Mouth
- Corner
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SMOLDER, verb. (intransitive) (US) To burn with no flame and little smoke.
SMOLDER, verb. (intransitive) (figuratively) To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion.
Dictionary definition
SMOLDER, noun. A fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; "the smoulder suddenly became a blaze".
SMOLDER, verb. Burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire".
SMOLDER, verb. Have strong suppressed feelings.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.