Meaning of "smoulder" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SMOULDER

From smolder (n), of obscure origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SMOULDER

smoulder  [ˈsməʊldə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMOULDER

Smoulder is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb smoulder in English.

WHAT DOES SMOULDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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.

Definition of smoulder in the English dictionary

The first definition of smoulder in the dictionary is to burn slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke. Other definition of smoulder is to exist in a suppressed or half-suppressed state. Smoulder is also to have strong repressed or half repressed feelings, esp anger.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SMOULDER

PRESENT

Present

I smoulder

you smoulder

he/she/it smoulders

we smoulder

you smoulder

they smoulder

Present continuous

I am smouldering

you are smouldering

he/she/it is smouldering

we are smouldering

you are smouldering

they are smouldering

Present perfect

I have smouldered

you have smouldered

he/she/it has smouldered

we have smouldered

you have smouldered

they have smouldered

Present perfect continuous

I have been smouldering

you have been smouldering

he/she/it has been smouldering

we have been smouldering

you have been smouldering

they have been smouldering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I smouldered

you smouldered

he/she/it smouldered

we smouldered

you smouldered

they smouldered

Past continuous

I was smouldering

you were smouldering

he/she/it was smouldering

we were smouldering

you were smouldering

they were smouldering

Past perfect

I had smouldered

you had smouldered

he/she/it had smouldered

we had smouldered

you had smouldered

they had smouldered

Past perfect continuous

I had been smouldering

you had been smouldering

he/she/it had been smouldering

we had been smouldering

you had been smouldering

they had been smouldering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will smoulder

you will smoulder

he/she/it will smoulder

we will smoulder

you will smoulder

they will smoulder

Future continuous

I will be smouldering

you will be smouldering

he/she/it will be smouldering

we will be smouldering

you will be smouldering

they will be smouldering

Future perfect

I will have smouldered

you will have smouldered

he/she/it will have smouldered

we will have smouldered

you will have smouldered

they will have smouldered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been smouldering

you will have been smouldering

he/she/it will have been smouldering

we will have been smouldering

you will have been smouldering

they will have been smouldering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would smoulder

you would smoulder

he/she/it would smoulder

we would smoulder

you would smoulder

they would smoulder

Conditional continuous

I would be smouldering

you would be smouldering

he/she/it would be smouldering

we would be smouldering

you would be smouldering

they would be smouldering

Conditional perfect

I would have smoulder

you would have smoulder

he/she/it would have smoulder

we would have smoulder

you would have smoulder

they would have smoulder

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been smouldering

you would have been smouldering

he/she/it would have been smouldering

we would have been smouldering

you would have been smouldering

they would have been smouldering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you smoulder
we let´s smoulder
you smoulder

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to smoulder

Past participle

smouldered

Present Participle

smouldering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SMOULDER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «smoulder» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of smoulder

boil · burn · fester · fume · rage · seethe · simmer · smart · smoke

TRANSLATION OF SMOULDER

Find out the translation of smoulder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of smoulder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «smoulder» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 冒烟
• Translator English - Spanish: arder sin llama
• English: smoulder
• Translator English - Hindi: सुलगना
• Translator English - Arabic: دخان كثيف
• Translator English - Russian: тлеть
• Translator English - Portuguese: arder sem chamas
• Translator English - Bengali: ধূমায়িত
• Translator English - French: brûler
• Translator English - Malay: Smolder
• Translator English - German: schwelen
• Translator English - Japanese: くすぶる
• Translator English - Korean: 진압하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Smolder
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lửa riu riu
• Translator English - Tamil: புகைந்து
• Translator English - Marathi: धुमसणे
• Translator English - Turkish: içten içe olmak
• Translator English - Italian: bruciare senza fiamma
• Translator English - Polish: tlić się
• Translator English - Ukrainian: тліти
• Translator English - Romanian: mocni
• Translator English - Greek: σιγοκαίει
• Translator English - Afrikaans: smeul
• Translator English - Swedish: pyra
• Translator English - Norwegian: ulme

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMOULDER»

Discover the use of smoulder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to smoulder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Smoulder

Being the youngest daughter of the Devil has never been easy.

Brenna Yovanoff, 2012

Smoulder: poems

Poems deal with dreams, mortality, love, happiness, the past, travel, appearances, and knowledge

Mark Cox, 1989

Smoulder: 21 Pieces

In this book, they have chosen to revisit 25 of her truly great designs in their favorite classic yarns: wools, mohairs and cottons, so there is something to knit all year round.

Kim Hargreaves, 2013

Grassfires: Fuel, Weather and Fire Behaviour

If the smoulder time of the fuel bed is long, it will be necessary to move a considerable distance into the burnt area before conditions are safe and comfortable. In woodlands and open forests where there may be downed woody material, that ...

Phil Cheney, Andrew Sullivan, 2008

Fire Retardancy of Polymers: New Strategies and Mechanisms

18.2.1.2. Smoulder. A US federal standard for the flammability of mattresses and mattress pads (16 CFR 1632)34 that requires mattresses and mattress pads to be resistant to cigarette ignition has been in effect since 1973. CPSC is ...

T. Richard Hull, Baljinder K. Kandola, 2009

Waste Management

6.6 Pyrolysis or smoulder processing of MSW 6. 6. 1 What does "pyrolysis" or " smoulder processing" mean? As described earlier, municipal solid waste incineration proceeds in stages, which do not follow a neat chronological order but often ...

Martin F. Lemann, 2008

Integrated Pest Management: Current Concepts and Ecological ...

13.5.7. Smoulder®,. USA. 2005. Alternaria destruens L. Simmons strain 059 is a fungus that is parasitic to Cuscuta species, more commonly known as dodder ( EPA, 2005). It was originally isolated as an indigenous pathogen to the USA from  ...

Dharam P Abrol, 2013

African Literature in the Twentieth Century

Let them smoulder in the living fire beneath the ashes." This poem is typical of many of Okara's in that the images demonstrate a dramatic progression and the rhythm gathers the poem together in powerful folds only to peter off in contemplative ...

O. R. Dathorne, 1975

Fire Protection: Pyrolysis, Passive Fire Protection, ...

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Tutkimuksia

In FORWARD SMOULDER the oxygen flows in the same direction as the smoulder front, like in a cigarette during a draw. In a pure form this mode is unlikely to be found in fires involving insulation materials, but in a smoulder front propagating ...

‎1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMOULDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term smoulder is used in the context of the following news items.

Hot Hemsworth brothers smoulder on red carpet for LA premiere of …

CHRIS Hemsworth had the support of his actor brothers Luke and Liam at the LA premiere of his latest film, the rebooted comedy classic Vacation. Looking ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»

Waste continues to smoulder at Mid UK, between Grantham and …

The remains continue to smoulder, with Mid UK workers adding soil over the last few days in an attempt to remove oxygen and suffocate the flames. The firm's ... «Grantham Journal, Jul 15»

Bajirao Mastani trailer: Warriors Ranveer and Deepika smoulder in a …

What would you say if you were to describe a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film? In all probabilities, your answer would be OTT. Or if you are still smarting from ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»

See Will Smith smoulder in cracking crime caper Focus

See Will Smith smoulder in cracking crime caper Focus. The con movie gets a brilliant blockbuster makeover in this glitzy, twisty story of scams and skulduggery, ... «BT.com, Jul 15»

Melinda Kemp on ditching her inhibitions to smoulder in Jets …

'It had a 007 theme to it so it was very “James Bondish” which was really exciting and fun to shoot.' Kemp, who is a former Miss Universe Australia finalist, ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

GLOBAL MARKETS-China rout panics Asia; Greek worries smoulder

... * Chinese shares plunge again despite Beijing's support. * Yen buoyed by safe-haven buying as risk sentiment fades. * Euro zone sets end-of-week deadline ... «Reuters, Jul 15»

Gigi Hadid and Bella smoulder in racy swimwear on V Magazine cover

Sexy siblings Gigi and Bella Hadid smoulder in racy swimwear and stockings as they drape their long legs over car on V Magazine cover. Published: 09:52 EST, ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»

Helmick, Smoulder receive top ECOL gray division honors

The River View and Coshocton baseball teams received multiple East Central Ohio League honors this week. River View's head coach Jesse Smoulder was ... «Coshocton Tribune, May 15»

'Empire' leading men smoulder for Essence

The Lyon brothers from the hit TV series “Empire” – Jussie Smollet (Jamal), Bryshere “Yazz” Gray (Hakeem) and Trai Byers (Andre) – smoulders on the cover of ... «Johannesburg Sunday World, May 15»

Squamish Terminals fire continues to smoulder under timber berth

Firefighters continue to fight a stubborn fire smouldering under a berth at the Squamish Terminals north of Vancouver on Friday, almost 18 hours after it first was ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»