Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smouldering

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: smoul-der-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Burning slowly, producing smoke but no flame.

British usage

noun

The act by which something smoulders; residual heat.

verb

present participle and gerund of smoulder

Example Sentences

"And if we meet again, some evil chance / Will make the smouldering scandal break and blaze / Before the people, and our lord the King."
"The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital."
"the smoulderings of the Thirty Years War"

Etymology

Etymology tree English smoulder Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English smouldering From smoulder + -ing.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

smoldering (alternative) smoulderings (plural)

Derived Forms

smoulderingly smoulderingness

Phrases

where there's smoke, there's fire

Frequently Paired Words

where there's smoke, there's fire

Synonyms

smoldering

Questions

What does smouldering mean?: Burning slowly, producing smoke but no flame.
Where does smouldering come from?: Etymology tree English smoulder Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English smouldering From smoulder + -ing.

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