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Another word for smolder

Verb

  1. To be in a state of emotional or mental turmoil

    2. See also:

    calm

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Another word for smolder

Verb
    2. See also:

    smoke

    burn

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Sentence Examples

  • Fire can flame without warning or smolder to an ember if neglected.

  • Angelina Jolie: She actually does a lot more than smolder.

  • Do not fling cigarette butts over the side, either, because they can be blown onto a balcony or another deck where they may smolder.

  • While the relationship may never smolder in the bedroom, these independent signs may end up spending so much time on other interests that they never regroup together.

  • Fire can spread fast, but it can also smolder slowly and silently with insidious fumes killing many people in their sleep.

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