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
According to filmmaker Paul Mothersole, who has studied the tragedy for 15 years, the film operator spotted a reel of nitrocellulose film which had begun to smoulder.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2019
Yet the remnants of what just a generation ago were vast swathes of virgin rainforest still smoulder and flame.
From Economist • Sep. 10, 2015
Lescott is a proud man and his eyes smoulder when asked if there has been a deterioration in form.
From The Guardian • Mar. 24, 2013
But in the West the dying sun had set all the fume on fire, and now Mindolluin stood black against a burning smoulder flecked with embers.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.