01 a. Being in a state of suppressed activity; quiet but not dead.
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Being in a state of suppressed activity; quiet but not dead.“Some evil chance Will make the smoldering scandal break and blaze.” — Tennyson.
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1 sense
Webster, 1913
Smoldering
· Smol·der·ing
· IPA /smˈoʊldərɪŋ/