smoulder

Example Sentences

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Once people realized that the authorities had not acted in their best interest, resentment began to smoulder.

From Scientific American • Nov. 17, 2022

Much of the fire was doused by late on Sunday but authorities said the site will continue to smoulder in the coming days.

From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2021

The fire continued to smoulder into Monday, but was threatening neither oil and gas infrastructure nor people's lives, Azerbaijan's emergency ministry said.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2021

His simmer and smoulder had aged well into a potent maturity – Connery endured endless “single malt” analogies from well-meaning interviewers – and that baldness, once feared, looked like authentic masculinity.

From The Guardian • Aug. 25, 2020

In the centre of the town the bonfire was beginning to smoulder.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya