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Smoul"der} (), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Smoldered () or Smouldered; p. pr. & vb. n.Smoldering or Smouldering.] [OE. smolderen; cf. Prov. G. smlen, smelen, D. smeulen. Cf. Smell.] 1. To burn and smoke without flame; to waste away by a slow and supressed combustion. The smoldering dust did round about him smoke. Spenser. 2. To exist in a state of suppressed or smothered activity; to burn inwardly; as, a smoldering feud. Smol"der Smoul"der} v. t.To smother; to suffocate; to choke. [Obs.] Holinshed. Palsgrave. Smol"der Smoul"der} n.Smoke; smother. [Obs.] The smolder stops our nose with stench. Gascoigne. スポンサード リンク
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