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The best kisses have something behind it - maybe something has been smoldering for a while, and it's about to happen.
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Meaning of "smoldering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SMOLDERING

smoldering  [ˈsməʊldərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMOLDERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Smoldering is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SMOLDERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

smoldering

Smouldering

Smouldering is the slow, low-temperature, flameless form of combustion, sustained by the heat evolved when oxygen directly attacks the surface of a condensed-phase fuel. Many solid materials can sustain a smouldering reaction, including coal, cellulose, wood, cotton, tobacco, peat, plant litter, humus, synthetic foams, charring polymers including polyurethane foam, and some types of dust. Common examples of smouldering phenomena are the initiation of residential fires on upholstered furniture by weak heat sources, and the persistent combustion of biomass behind the flaming front of wildfires.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SMOLDERING


bewildering
bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ
blundering
ˈblʌndərɪŋ
bouldering
ˈbəʊldərɪŋ
considering
kənˈsɪdərɪŋ
doddering
ˈdɒdərɪŋ
gerrymandering
ˌdʒɛrɪˈmændərɪŋ
hindering
ˈhɪndərɪŋ
laundering
ˈlɔːndərɪŋ
meandering
mɪˈændərɪŋ
ordering
ˈɔːdərɪŋ
philandering
fɪˈlændərɪŋ
powdering
ˈpaʊdərɪŋ
rendering
ˈrɛndərɪŋ
shuddering
ˈʃʌdərɪŋ
smouldering
ˈsməʊldərɪŋ
tendering
ˈtɛndərɪŋ
thundering
ˈθʌndərɪŋ
wandering
ˈwɒndərɪŋ
well-ordering
ˌwɛlˈɔːdərɪŋ
wondering
ˈwʌndərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SMOLDERING

smoking compartment
smoking gun
smoking jacket
smoking room
smoking-related
smoko
smoky
Smoky Mountains
smoky quartz
smolder
Smolensk
Smollett
smolt
smooch
smoocher
smoochy
smoodge
smooge
smoor
smoosh

WORDS THAT END LIKE SMOLDERING

bring
catering
civil engineering
covering
electrical engineering
empowering
engineering
fingering
flattering
flowering
gathering
hovering
lettering
lowering
mechanical engineering
offering
pioneering
recovering
steering
suffering
watering

Synonyms and antonyms of smoldering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «smoldering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SMOLDERING

Find out the translation of smoldering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of smoldering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «smoldering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

闷烧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

humeante
570 millions of speakers

English

smoldering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुलगनेवाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المشتعلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тлеющие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

latente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধিকিধিকি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fumant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwelbrand
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

くすぶっている
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Smoldering
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không có ngọn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எரிந்துகொண்டிருந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वादुपिंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yanan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fumante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tlącego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тліючі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mocnit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σιγοκαίει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

smeulende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pyrande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ulmende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of smoldering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SMOLDERING»

The term «smoldering» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.446 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SMOLDERING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about smoldering

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2 QUOTES WITH «SMOLDERING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word smoldering.
1
Edward Albert
In times of life crisis, whether wild fires or smoldering stress, the first thing I do is go back to basics... am I eating right, am I getting enough sleep, am I getting some physical and mental exercise everyday.
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Brett Davern
The best kisses have something behind it - maybe something has been smoldering for a while, and it's about to happen.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMOLDERING»

Discover the use of smoldering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to smoldering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Smoldering City: Chicagoans and the Great Fire, 1871-1874
But as much as Chicago's recovery from disaster was a remarkable civic achievement, the Great Fire is also the story of a city's people divided and at odds. This is the story that Karen Sawislak tells so revealingly in this book.
Karen Sawislak, 1995
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Smoldering Ashes: Cuzco and the Creation of Republican Peru, ...
DIVIn Smoldering Ashes Charles F. Walker interprets the end of Spanish domination in Peru and that country’s shaky transition to an autonomous republican state.
Charles F. Walker, 1999
3
Smoldering Embers: The True Story of a Serial Murderer and ...
Explains how Bobby Joe Long, a serial killer responsible for the deaths of ten women and the rapes of more than two hundred, was brought to justice due the endless pursuit of two of his victims fortunate enough to escape his deadly grasp ...
Joy Wellman, Lisa McVey, Susan Replogle, 2006
4
Smoldering Embers
Smoldering EmbersChristine McKayWelcome to Widow, Wisconsin, small-town U.S.A. Brice escaped as soon as he graduated and never looked back.
Christine McKay, 2007
5
Smoldering wave-front velocity in fiberboard
This report reviews previous work and reports on a test method to reproducibly measure smoldering wave-front velocity. (Author).
John J. Brenden, Erwin L. Schaffer, Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), 1980
6
Flammability and Sensitivity of Materials in Oxygen-enriched ...
It was found that the smoldering reaction, including secondary char oxidation, was responsible for producing the transition to flaming, by supplying heat and vaporized fuel to the gaseous mixtures within the char region. Although the ignition ...
‎2006
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Fire Behavior of Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses
Sometimes glowing combustion is regarded as a form of smoldering. A combustible item, which is porous and allows air to permeate through it, can be subject to smoldering. Smoldering of an upholstered furniture item generally starts from a ...
John Krasny, William Haber, William Parker, 2008
8
Dust Explosions in the Process Industries: Identification, ...
Inspection and maintenance procedures that minimize the risk of overheating. 1.4 .2.5 Smoldering Nests Pinkwasser (1985, 1986) studied the possibility of dust explosions being initiated by smoldering lumps (“nests”) of powdered material ...
Rolf Eckhoff, 2003
9
Research & Technology 2000
The overall objective of the Microgravity Smoldering Combustion (MSC) research program is to understand and predict smoldering combustion under normal and microgravity (near-zero-gravity) conditions to help prevent and control ...
10
Fire Safety Science: Proceedings of the First International ...
Detection. of. Smoldering. Fire. in. Electrical. Equipment. with. High. Internal. Air. Flow. HIROBUMI HOTTA and SATORU HORIUCHI Nohmi Bosai Kogyo Co., Ltd. 4-7-3, Kudan-Minami, Ciyoda-ku, Tokyo 102, Japan ABSTRACT A series of fire ...
Cecile Grant, Patrick J. Pagni, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMOLDERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term smoldering is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Smoldering remains' of burned garbage trucks greet firefighters in …
Lacombe area firefighters who responded to a report of a large truck fire early Sunday (July 19) found the "smoldering remains'' of several trucks -- including two ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
2
Girl, 2, Burned By Smoldering Coals In Fire Pit At Dockweiler State …
PLAYA DEL REY (CBSLA.com) — A 2-year-old girl was burned by smoldering coals in a fire pit at a Playa Del Rey beach Saturday, according to fire officials. «CBS Local, Jul 15»
3
Smoldering charcoal starts house fire in Walker
WALKER, Mich. (WOOD) — A Saturday house fire in Walker was caused by smoldering charcoal, authorities say. The fire broke out at a home in the 4000 block ... «WOODTV.com, Jul 15»
4
Fire in landfill near Pasco continues to smolder
A fire has been smoldering underground at an old Pasco garbage dump since November 2013. The place is now a federal Superfund site, and the state's going ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
5
Isolated barrier island smoldering after fire Wednesday
JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCIV) -- Fire on an isolated barrier island continued to smolder Wednesday night after Charleston-area firefighters extinguished as much ... «ABC NEWS 4, Jul 15»
6
Fire reportedly caused by smoldering log from fire pit damages Sun …
A smoldering log from a fire pit is believed to be the cause of a fire that damaged a Sun Prairie home late Saturday night, police said. «Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3, Jun 15»
7
Smoldering pillow leads to firefighter warning about smartphone …
Smoldering remains of a pillow and bedding in Hamden have firefighters issuing a warning about charging mobile devices. «WFSB, May 15»
8
When Fire Hose Water Freezes on a Smoldering Building
Yesterday's giant fire in Williamsburg, Brooklyn left a paper records warehouse in tatters. While the building is still smoldering away, the New York Fire ... «Gizmodo, Feb 15»
9
Promethean Fire, Smoldering Still
The great fires in American history are generally identified with a city or a building: Chicago in 1871, Boston in 1872, the Iroquois Theater in 1903, the Triangle ... «New York Times, Jan 15»
10
Smoldering fireplace ash causes South Austin apartment fire
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Six people were displaced from the Deerfield Apartments early Saturday after unattended fireplace ash set a third floor balcony on fire. «KXAN.com, Dec 14»

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