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smouldering

/ˈsmoʊldərɪŋ/ /ˈsməʊldərɪŋ/

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verb

Glühen, schwelen

To burn with no flame and little smoke.

Examples :

"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.

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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 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.

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verb

Schwelen, glimmen

To exist in a suppressed or hidden state.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Schwelen, glimmen

To smother; to suffocate; to choke.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Glut, Schwelen

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

Examples :

"the smoulderings of the Thirty Years War"

Das Schwelen des Dreißigjährigen Krieges.

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