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variants:
or smouldering
Synonyms & Antonyms of smoldering
(Entry 1 of 2)
being on fire with no visible flames but often with much smoke
- All that was left of the campfire were smoldering embers.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for smoldering
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for smoldering
- choked,
- damped,
- dead,
- doused
- (also dowsed),
- extinguished,
- quenched,
- smothered,
- snuffed (out),
- stamped (out),
- suffocated
smoldering
verb
variants:
or smouldering
present participle of smolder
Synonyms & Antonyms of smoldering (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
- She smoldered when first learning of her son's misbehavior at school, but had calmed down by the time he arrived home.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for smoldering
- blowing up,
- flaring (up),
- flipping (out)
- [slang]
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for smoldering
2
to be on fire usually with smoke but few flames
- They look forward to those long summer nights telling stories beside a smoldering campfire.
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“Smoldering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoldering. Accessed 25 Jul. 2021.
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