Found 2 items, similar to smolder.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: smolder smolder v 1: burn slowly and without a flame; “a smoldering fire” [syn: smoulder] 2: have strong suppressed feelings [syn: smoulder]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Smolder Smolder \Smol"der\, Smoulder \Smoul"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Smolderedor Smouldered; p. pr. & vb. n. Smoldering or Smouldering.] [OE. smolderen; cf. Prov. G. sm["o]len, smelen, D. smeulen. Cf. Smell.] 1. To burn and smoke without flame; to waste away by a slow and supressed combustion. [1913 Webster] The smoldering dust did round about him smoke. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To exist in a state of suppressed or smothered activity; to burn inwardly; as, a smoldering feud. [1913 Webster] Smolder \Smol"der\, Smoulder \Smoul"der\, v. t. To smother; to suffocate; to choke. [Obs.] --Holinshed. Palsgrave. [1913 Webster] Smolder \Smol"der\, Smoulder \Smoul"der\, n. Smoke; smother. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The smolder stops our nose with stench. --Gascoigne. [1913 Webster]