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smoldering

/ˈsmoʊl.dər.ɪŋ/

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adjective

/ˈsmoʊl.dər.ɪŋ/B2formalamerican
  • ruОписывает что-то, что медленно горит без пламени, или человека, проявляющего сильные, но сдерживаемые эмоции.

Describes something that is burning slowly without flames, or a person who is showing strong but suppressed emotion.

  1. Burning slowly without flameB2formal

    Burning or smoking slowly with little or no flame, often producing smoke.

    ruТлеющий

    • The smoldering remains of the campfire were still warm.
    • Smoldering embers glowed in the fireplace.
    • The forest fire left behind smoldering logs.

    Synonymsglowingsmokysmouldering

  2. Suppressed anger or emotionC1formal

    Showing or feeling barely suppressed anger, resentment, or intense emotion.

    ruСдерживаемый гнев или эмоция

    • He gave her a smoldering look of barely contained fury.
    • There was a smoldering tension in the room after the argument.
    • Her smoldering resentment finally erupted into a heated argument.

    Synonymsbroodingburningfesteringlatentpent-uprepressedseethingsimmeringstifledsuppressed

    Antonymscalmcollectedcomposedcoolserene

Forms
  • more smoldering comparative form
  • most smoldering superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

smolder/ˈsmoʊl.dɚ/C1formalamerican
  • ruГлагол, используемый для описания медленного горения с дымом, но без пламени, или для обозначения состояния подавленной эмоции.

A verb used to describe the act of burning slowly with smoke but no flame, or to indicate a state of suppressed emotion.

  1. Burn slowly without flameB2formal

    To burn slowly with smoke but no flame, often producing a lot of smoke.

    ruТлеть

    • The campfire continued to smolder long after the flames died out.
    • The cigarette butt was still smoldering in the ashtray.
    • The ruins of the building smoldered for hours after the fire was put out.

    Synonymsglowsmokesmoulder

  2. Suppress strong emotionsB2formal

    To have strong feelings of anger, hatred, or passion that are not openly expressed.

    ruТлеть (об эмоциях)

    • She smoldered with resentment after the unfair criticism.
    • He could feel his jealousy smoldering beneath a calm exterior.
    • The tension between them smoldered for years before finally erupting.

    Synonymsboilburnfumeseethesimmerstew

    Antonymsexpressreleasevent

Forms
  • smoldered past participle
  • smoldered past simple
  • smoldering present participle
  • smolders third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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