"smolder" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsmoʊldɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-smolder.ogg [US] Forms: smolders [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊldə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English smolderen (“to suffocate, stifle”), from Middle English smolder (“smoke, smoky vapour”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *smolōn (“to burn, glow, fume, smoulder”). Related to Proto-West Germanic *smallijan (> English smell). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|smolderen|t=to suffocate, stifle}} Middle English smolderen (“to suffocate, stifle”), {{der|en|enm|smolder|t=smoke, smoky vapour}} Middle English smolder (“smoke, smoky vapour”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*smolōn|t=to burn, glow, fume, smoulder}} Proto-West Germanic *smolōn (“to burn, glow, fume, smoulder”), {{cog|gmw-pro|*smallijan}} Proto-West Germanic *smallijan, {{cog|en|smell}} English smell Head templates: {{en-noun}} smolder (plural smolders)
  1. The act of smoldering or something that smolders. Categories (topical): Combustion Related terms: do a slow burn
    Sense id: en-smolder-en-noun-MP8sihFZ Disambiguation of Combustion: 29 20 30 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: smoulder [British]

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈsmoʊldɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-smolder.ogg [US] Forms: smolders [present, singular, third-person], smoldering [participle, present], smoldered [participle, past], smoldered [past]
Rhymes: -əʊldə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English smolderen (“to suffocate, stifle”), from Middle English smolder (“smoke, smoky vapour”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *smolōn (“to burn, glow, fume, smoulder”). Related to Proto-West Germanic *smallijan (> English smell). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|smolderen|t=to suffocate, stifle}} Middle English smolderen (“to suffocate, stifle”), {{der|en|enm|smolder|t=smoke, smoky vapour}} Middle English smolder (“smoke, smoky vapour”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*smolōn|t=to burn, glow, fume, smoulder}} Proto-West Germanic *smolōn (“to burn, glow, fume, smoulder”), {{cog|gmw-pro|*smallijan}} Proto-West Germanic *smallijan, {{cog|en|smell}} English smell Head templates: {{en-verb}} smolder (third-person singular simple present smolders, present participle smoldering, simple past and past participle smoldered)
  1. (intransitive, now US) To burn with no flame and little smoke. Tags: US, intransitive Categories (topical): Combustion Translations (to burn with no flame and little smoke): smeul (Afrikaans), σμύχω (smúkhō) (Ancient Greek), тлець (tljecʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), 陰燃 (Chinese Mandarin), 阴燃 (yīnrán) (Chinese Mandarin), ӗн (ĕn) (Chuvash), doutnat (Czech), smeulen (Dutch), subbruli (Esperanto), bruleti (Esperanto), kyteä (Finnish), se consumer (French), couver (French), schwelen (German), glimmen (German), σιγοκαίω (sigokaío) (Greek), υποκαίω (ypokaío) (Greek), καίω χωρίς φλόγα (kaío chorís flóga) (Greek), parázslik (Hungarian), bruletar (Ido), ardere (Italian), gruzdēt (Latvian), ponguru (Maori), popō (Maori), mohu (Maori), torohū (Maori), sumir (Occitan), coar (Occitan), tleć [imperfective] (Polish), tlić się [imperfective] (Polish), queimar/arder (sem chama) (Portuguese), hapuy (Quechua), тлеть (tletʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), cnàmh-loisg (Scottish Gaelic), arder (Spanish), pyra (Swedish), тлі́ти (tlíty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), же́вріти (žévrity) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), smolön (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-smolder-en-verb-u-Two7Ew Disambiguation of Combustion: 29 20 30 21 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 51 14 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 55 13 15 Disambiguation of 'to burn with no flame and little smoke': 95 2 3
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion. Tags: figuratively, intransitive Categories (topical): Combustion Translations (to show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion): kyteä (Finnish), ronger son frein (French), σιγοκαίω (sigokaío) (Greek), parázslik (Hungarian), covare (Italian), gotować się [imperfective] (Polish), pyra (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-smolder-en-verb-UBuhTnno Disambiguation of Combustion: 29 20 30 21 Disambiguation of 'to show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion': 5 90 6
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) To exist in a suppressed or hidden state. Tags: figuratively, intransitive Categories (topical): Combustion Translations (to exist in a suppressed or hidden state): parázslik (Hungarian), pyra (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-smolder-en-verb-WdZbLm06 Disambiguation of Combustion: 29 20 30 21 Disambiguation of 'to exist in a suppressed or hidden state': 3 2 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: smoulder [British]

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