smoulders
Glows without flame
Smoulders is the British spelling of smolders—the third-person singular of smoulder.
A fire smoulders when it burns slowly without flame, producing smoke and heat: The campfire still smouldered the next morning.
Emotions smoulder when they persist beneath the surface: Resentment smouldered for years.
A smouldering look conveys suppressed intensity, often sexual.
Consuming fuel gradually
- seethingIntensely, quietly enraged
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- festeringBecoming infected, decaying
- simmeringCooking below boiling point
building · underlying · persistent · steady · low-grade · constant · unrelenting
Persistent bitter displeasure
- tensionStretched or strained state
- angerIntense hostile emotion
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
- rageIntense, violent anger
discontent · jealousy · hostility · bitterness · grudge · animosity · fury · passion
Burned or burning carbon
- cindersPartly burned coal pieces
- ashesBurned matter's residue
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- fireplaceIndoor structure for burning
hearth · residue · remnants · afterglow · flameless · glowing · burnout · tinder
Thin floating strands
- hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
- sootCarbon from incomplete burning
- curlingForming curved shapes
rising · acrid · pungent · lingering · drift · billowing · tendrils · plume
Hot, humid, or alluring
- alluringPowerfully appealing
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- magneticAttracting iron or attention
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
intense gaze · suggestive · sensual · heated · steamy · come-hither · bedroom eyes · chemistry
slow-burning
Consuming fuel gradually
- seethingIntensely, quietly enraged
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- festeringBecoming infected, decaying
simmering · building · underlying · persistent · steady · low-grade · constant · unrelenting
resentment
Persistent bitter displeasure
rage · discontent · jealousy · hostility · bitterness · grudge · animosity · fury · passion · desire
coals
Burned or burning carbon
fireplace · hearth · residue · remnants · afterglow · flameless · glowing · burnout · tinder · kindling
wisps
Thin floating strands
curling · rising · acrid · pungent · lingering · drift · billowing · tendrils · plume · smog
sultry
Hot, humid, or alluring
- alluringPowerfully appealing
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- magneticAttracting iron or attention
intense gaze · provocative · suggestive · sensual · heated · steamy · come-hither · bedroom eyes · chemistry · tension
smouldersexplodes
Bursts apart violently
erupts · boils over · vents · flares up · lashes out