Definitions for Smoldering
smol·der·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. smoldering, smoulderingadjective

   showing scarcely suppressed anger

   "her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering"- James Hensel

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1. smoldering

   Smouldering (British English) or smoldering (American English; see spelling differences) is the slow, flameless form of combustion, sustained by the heat evolved when oxygen directly attacks the surface of a condensed-phase fuel. Many solid materials can sustain a smouldering reaction, including coal, cellulose, wood, cotton, tobacco, cannabis, peat, plant litter, humus, synthetic foams, charring polymers including polyurethane foam and some types of dust. Common examples of smouldering phenomena are the initiation of residential fires on upholstered furniture by weak heat sources (e.g., a cigarette, a short-circuited wire), and the persistent combustion of biomass behind the flaming front of wildfires.

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1. smoldering

   Smoldering refers to the process of burning with little smoke and no flame. It usually involves a slow, low-temperature, flameless form of combustion, sustained by the heat evolved when oxygen directly attacks the surface of a condensed phase fuel. It is also often used metaphorically to describe intense emotion or a state of suppressed agitation or expression.

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1. Smoldering

   of Smoulder

2. Smolderingadjective

   alt. of Smouldering

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How to pronounce Smoldering?

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How to say Smoldering in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Smoldering in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Smoldering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Smoldering in a Sentence

1. The Democratic governor:

   Minneapolis and St. Paul are on fire, the fire is still smoldering in our streets. The ashes are symbolic of decades and generations of pain, of anguish unheard. Now generations of pain is manifesting itself in front of the world - and the world is watching.

2. Michiko Kiyo-oka:

   When I crawled out I was so cold, so I was warming myself near one of the piles that was still smoldering. I could see an arm. I could see nostrils. But I was numb to that by then, the smell is one that will never leave me.

3. Stephen Innes:

   Traders have lessened their odds for an immediate U.S.-Iran escalation in this forever smoldering hot spot.

4. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg:

   Man loves company, even if it is only that of a smoldering candle.

5. Von Essen:

   It's not, you know, 30 feet of debris... stuff that's going to be smoldering for days. It looks like they got this fire out.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Smoldering
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoldering
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Smoldering
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Smoldering