smouldering

1. 1.

   showing scarcely suppressed anger

   “her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering”

   Synonymssmoldering

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Questions about smouldering

What does smouldering mean?

smouldering means "showing scarcely suppressed anger".

How many syllables are in smouldering?

smouldering has 3 syllables: smoul-de-ring. The stress falls on "smoul".

What is another word for smouldering?

Close synonyms include smoldering. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is smouldering a common word?

smouldering is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.