smolder

Other spellings

• (UK) smoulder

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈsmoʊldɚ/

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• Hyphenation: smol‧der

Verb

Plain form smolder

Third-person singular smolders

Past tense smoldered

Past participle smoldered

Present participle smoldering

1. (intransitive) If something smolders, it burns slowly without a flame and with little smoke.

   The fire is almost out; it's just smoldering.