smoldering

• Describe algo que arde lentamente sin llama, o a una persona que muestra emociones fuertes pero contenidas.

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.

   Ardiendo lentamente sin llama

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

   Sinónimosglowingsmokysmouldering

2. Suppressed anger or emotionC1formal

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

   contenido/a (ira o emoción)

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbroodingburningfesteringlatentpent-uprepressedseethingsimmeringstifledsuppressed

   Antónimoscalmcollectedcomposedcoolserene

• Verbo que describe una combustión lenta con humo pero sin llama, o un estado de emoción contenida que no se manifiesta abiertamente.

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.

   Arder lentamente sin llama

   • 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.

   Sinónimosglowsmokesmoulder

2. Suppress strong emotionsB2formal

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

   Contener emociones fuertes

   • 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.

   Sinónimosboilburnfumeseethesimmerstew

   Antónimosexpressreleasevent