Smoulder

1. (v. i.) To burn and smoke without flame; to waste away by a slow and suppressed combustion.

2. (v. i.) To exist in a state of suppressed or smothered activity; to burn inwardly; as, a smoldering feud.

3. (v. t.) To smother; to suffocate; to choke.

4. (n.) Smoke; smother.

5. (v. i.) See Smolder.

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