smoulder

smoulder
intransitive verb
1) schwelen
2) (fig.) [Hass, Rebellion:] schwelen; [Liebe:] glimmen (geh.)

she was smouldering with rage — Zorn schwelte in ihr

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['sməuldə]
verb
(to burn slowly or without flame: A piece of coal had fallen out of the fire and the hearthrug was smouldering.) glimmen
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smoul·der
[ˈsməʊldəʳ, AM ˈsmoʊldɚ]
vi
1. (burn slowly) schwelen; cigarette glimmen; (fig) dispute schwelen
2. (fig: repressed emotions)
to \smoulder with desire/jealousy/passion/rage vor Verlangen/Eifersucht/Leidenschaft/Zorn glühen; (sexual feelings)
he gazed at her with \smouldering eyes er starrte sie mit glühenden Augen an
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(US) ['sməʊldə(r)]
vi (lit, fig)
glimmen, schwelen; model, actress etc Sexappealm ausstrahlen

his eyes were smouldering with anger — seine Augen glühten vor Zorn

she was smouldering with rage — der Zorn schwelte in ihr

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smoulder besonders Br für academic.ru/68304/smolder">smolder
smolder, besonders Br smoulder [ˈsməʊldə(r)]
A v/i
1. glimmen, schwelen (auch fig Feindschaft etc)
2. glühen, glimmen (beide auch fig:
with vor dat):
his eyes smoldered with hatred in seinen Augen glomm Hass
B s
1. Rauch m, Qualm m
2. schwelendes Feuer
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intransitive verb
1) schwelen
2) (fig.) [Hass, Rebellion:] schwelen; [Liebe:] glimmen (geh.)

she was smouldering with rage — Zorn schwelte in ihr

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v.
glimmen v.
(§ p.,pp.: glom (glimmte), geglommen (geglimmt))
schwelen v.

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