smouldered
Burned without flame
Smouldered is the past tense of smoulder, the British spelling of smolder.
To smoulder is to burn slowly without flame, producing smoke: The fire smouldered for days after the blaze.
Figuratively, emotions smoulder when they persist beneath the surface: Resentment smouldered between them for years.
A smouldering look conveys intense, suppressed desire.
Giving off steady light
- coalsBurned or burning carbon
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- cindersPartly burned coal pieces
- charcoalBurned wood residue
fireplace · warmth · heat · flameless · burnt · afterglow · incandescent · glow
Persistent bitter displeasure
- furyIntense violent anger
- rageIntense, violent anger
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
grudge · brooding · sullenness · animosity · wrath · indignation · discontent · spite
glowing
Giving off steady light
charcoal · fireplace · warmth · heat · flameless · burnt · afterglow · incandescent · glow · dying
resentment
Persistent bitter displeasure
- furyIntense violent anger
- rageIntense, violent anger
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
hostility · grudge · brooding · sullenness · animosity · wrath · indignation · discontent · spite · simmering
passion
Intense emotional drive
tension · attraction · gaze · intensity · chemistry · magnetism · unspoken · repressed · forbidden · look
smoulderedextinguished
Made to stop burning
quenched · blazed · flamed · burned out · went out