Smoulder

  • 101burn — verb 1) the coal was burning Syn: be on fire, be alight, blaze, go up (in smoke), be in flames, smoulder, glow 2) he burned the letters Syn: set fire to, set alight, set light to, k …

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  • 102glow — 1. verb 1) lights glowed in the windows Syn: shine, gleam, glimmer, flicker, flare 2) a fire glowed in the hearth Syn: smoulder, burn 2. noun the glow of the fire Sy …

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  • 103simmer — verb 1) the soup was simmering on the stove Syn: boil gently, cook gently, bubble 2) she was simmering with resentment Syn: seethe, fume, smoulder Phrases …

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  • 104smolder — UK [ˈsməʊldə(r)] / US [ˈsmoʊldər] smoulder …

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  • 105smolder — [ˈsməʊldə] the American spelling of smoulder …

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  • 106smolder — smol•der or smoulder [[t]ˈsmoʊl dər[/t]] v. i. 1) to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion 2) to exist or continue in a suppressed state or without outward demonstration: Hatred smoldered beneath his smile[/ex] 3) to display… …

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  • 107do — I. /du / (say dooh) verb (present singular 1 do, 2 do or, Archaic, doest dost, 3 does, 3 , Archaic, doeth doth …

  • 108punk — I. /pʌŋk / (say pungk) noun Chiefly US 1. a preparation that will smoulder, used in sticks, as for lighting fireworks. 2. dried decayed wood or wood fungus used as tinder. {origin uncertain} II. /pʌŋk / (say pungk) Colloquial –noun 1. Chiefly US… …

  • 109smolder — /ˈsmoʊldə/ (say smohlduh) verb (i), noun US → smoulder …

  • 110touchpaper — /ˈtʌtʃpeɪpə/ (say tuchpaypuh) noun paper saturated with a substance, as potassium nitrate, which makes it smoulder slowly when lit; used as a fuse in fireworks and explosives …