smoulder, smolder
(noun) a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; “the smoulder suddenly became a blaze”
smolder, smoulder
(verb) burn slowly and without a flame; “a smoldering fire”
smolder, smoulder
(verb) have strong suppressed feelings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
smoulder (third-person singular simple present smoulders, present participle smouldering, simple past and past participle smouldered)
(intransitive, chiefly British) Alternative form of smolder
(obsolete) To smother; to suffocate; to choke.
smoulder
(obsolete) smoke; smother
• R-modules, moulders, remoulds
Source: Wiktionary
Smol"der, Smoul"der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Smoldered or Smouldered; p. pr. & vb. n. Smoldering or Smouldering.] Etym: [OE. smolderen; cf. Prov. G. smölen, smelen, D. smeulen. Cf. Smell.]
1. To burn and smoke without flame; to waste away by a slow and supressed combustion. The smoldering dust did round about him smoke. Spenser.
2. To exist in a state of suppressed or smothered activity; to burn inwardly; as, a smoldering feud.
Smol"der, Smoul"der, v. t.
Definition: To smother; to suffocate; to choke. [Obs.] Holinshed. Palsgrave.
Smol"der, Smoul"der, n.
Definition: Smoke; smother. [Obs.] The smolder stops our nose with stench. Gascoigne.
Smoul"der, v. i.
Definition: See Smolder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
