verb🔗ShareGlühen, schwelenTo burn with no flame and little smoke."After the campfire was put out, some embers were still smouldering under the ashes. "Nachdem das Lagerfeuer gelöscht worden war, glühten einige Glutstücke noch unter der Asche.natureenvironmentdisasterenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBrodeln, schwelenTo show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion."After the argument with her brother, Sarah was smouldering silently, refusing to speak but clearly still very angry. "Nach dem Streit mit ihrem Bruder brodelte Sarah still vor sich hin, weigerte sich zu sprechen, war aber eindeutig immer noch sehr wütend.emotionmindcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSchwelen, glimmenTo exist in a suppressed or hidden state."Even years after the argument, a resentment was still smouldering between the two sisters. "Auch Jahre nach dem Streit schwelt noch immer ein Groll zwischen den beiden Schwestern.conditionstatesituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSchwelen, glimmenTo smother; to suffocate; to choke."The thick smoke from the burning plastic was smouldering him, making him cough and struggle to breathe. "Der dicke Rauch des brennenden Plastiks ließ ihn schwelen, wodurch er husten und nach Luft schnappen musste.naturedisasterenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGlut, Schwelen(sometimes figurative) The act by which something smoulders; residual heat."the smoulderings of the Thirty Years War"Das Schwelen des Dreißigjährigen Krieges.energyphysicsprocessnaturedisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
