smoulders

smoulders
smoul·der || 'sməʊldə(r) n. small slow-burning fire, ashes of a fire (also smolder) v. burn or smoke without flame; display repressed feelings of anger; continue in a suppressed state (also smolder)

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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