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smol·der·ing

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  1. smoldering, smoulderingadjective

    showing scarcely suppressed anger

    "her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering"- James Hensel

    Synonyms:
    smouldering

    Antonyms:
    unangry(p)

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  1. List of paraphrases for "smoldering":

    burning

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  1. Michiko Kiyo-oka:

    When I crawled out I was so cold, so I was warming myself near one of the piles that was still smoldering. I could see an arm. I could see nostrils. But I was numb to that by then, the smell is one that will never leave me.

  2. The Democratic governor:

    Minneapolis and St. Paul are on fire, the fire is still smoldering in our streets. The ashes are symbolic of decades and generations of pain, of anguish unheard. Now generations of pain is manifesting itself in front of the world - and the world is watching.

  3. Lakota Duncan:

    It was smoldering and smoking just like a normal fire, as soon as we started driving, it just exploded. That's the best I can say.

  4. Tim Walz:

    The fire is still smoldering in our streets. The ashes are symbolic of decades and generations of pain, of anguish unheard. Now generations of pain is manifesting itself in front of the world - and the world is watching.

  5. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg:

    Man loves company, even if it is only that of a smoldering candle.


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