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He thrust the Cardinal's mantle into it, and stood over the smouldering cloth, till the whole was consumed to ashes.

Thus night fell, and darkness settled down about him, relieved only by the red glow of the logs smouldering on the hearth.

In a niche in the mud wall was a cheap print of the Madonna, one candle just smouldering out before it.

During two days smoke hovered around the neighbourhood, and the appearance of Manila from the bay was that of a smouldering city.

I hurled my pipe into the smouldering coals; I tossed a crutch at little Colonel, and the dog ran howling from the room.

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On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to smouldering, such as: fiery, flaming, gleaming, glowing, hot, and scorching.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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