smolder: Meaning and Definition of

smol•der

1. to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion.
2. to exist or continue in a suppressed state or without outward demonstration: Hatred smoldered beneath a polite surface.
3. to display repressed feelings, as of indignation, anger, or the like: to smolder with rage.

1. dense smoke resulting from slow or suppressed combustion.
2. a smoldering fire.