Smolder — Defs

01 v. i. To burn and smoke without flame; to waste away by a slow and supressed combustion.

imp. & p. p. Smoldered; p. pr. & vb. n. Smoldering

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.

02 v. t. To smother; to suffocate; to choke.

03 n. Smoke; smother.

1.
Smoke; smother.[Obs.]
“The smolder stops our nose with stench.” — Gascoigne.