"smouldering" meaning in All languages combined

See smouldering on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From smoulder + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|smoulder|ing|id2=participial}} smoulder + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} smouldering
  1. (British spelling) Burning slowly, producing smoke but no flame. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-smouldering-en-adj-TRUZtU71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: smoldering [US]

Noun [English]

Forms: smoulderings [plural]
Etymology: From smoulder + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|smoulder|ing|id2=participial}} smoulder + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} smouldering (plural smoulderings)
  1. (sometimes figuratively) The act by which something smoulders; residual heat. Tags: figuratively, sometimes
    Sense id: en-smouldering-en-noun-I9VDrM2~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: smoldering [US]

Verb [English]

Etymology: From smoulder + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|smoulder|ing|id2=participial}} smoulder + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} smouldering
  1. present participle and gerund of smoulder Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: smoulder
    Sense id: en-smouldering-en-verb-HeIP3K97 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (participial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 20 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 24 16 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: smoldering [US]

Inflected forms

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