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smoldering

/ˈsmoʊldərɪŋ/ /ˈsməʊldərɪŋ/

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verb

Glut, schwelen

To burn with no flame and little smoke.

Examples :

"After the campfire was put out with water, the logs were still smoldering. "

Nachdem das Lagerfeuer mit Wasser gelöscht worden war, glühten die Holzscheite noch.

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verb

Brodeln, schwelen

To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion.

Examples :

"After the argument with her mother, Sarah smoldered with resentment all afternoon. "

Nach dem Streit mit ihrer Mutter brodelte Sarah den ganzen Nachmittag vor Groll.

emotion character mind

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verb

Schwelen, brodeln

To exist in a suppressed or hidden state.

Examples :

"Even years after the argument, a resentment was still smoldering between the two brothers. "

Auch Jahre nach dem Streit schwärte noch immer ein Groll zwischen den beiden Brüdern.

condition state situation

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noun

Schwelbrand, Glimmen

(sometimes figurative) The act by which something smoulders; residual heat.

Examples :

"the smoulderings of the Thirty Years War"

Das Glimmen des Dreißigjährigen Krieges.

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