verb🔗ShareCouver, se consumerTo burn with no flame and little smoke."After the campfire was put out with water, the logs were still smoldering. "Après que le feu de camp a été éteint avec de l'eau, les bûches se consumaient encore.energynatureenvironmentdisasterphenomenafuelChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBouillir, couverTo show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion."After the argument with her mother, Sarah smoldered with resentment all afternoon. "Après la dispute avec sa mère, Sarah a couvé du ressentiment toute l'après-midi.emotioncharactermindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCouver, être latentTo exist in a suppressed or hidden state."Even years after the argument, a resentment was still smoldering between the two brothers. "Même des années après la dispute, une rancœur couvait encore entre les deux frères.conditionstatesituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCombustion lente, braisement(sometimes figurative) The act by which something smoulders; residual heat."the smoulderings of the Thirty Years War"Les braisements de la guerre de Trente Ans.physicsenergyphenomenaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
