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smoldering

ADJECTIVE
blazing
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Smoldering burns release ammonia, a nonreactive form of nitrogen, from plants.

From Scientific American • Sep. 12, 2022

Smoldering herbs in hand, Mayers walked to each of the four corners of her Philadelphia bedroom and stood in each one for a few seconds.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2018

Smoldering actor-Darcys date back as far as the pioneering “Pride and Prejudice” stage adaptation of 1935 by Helen Jerome.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2017

Smoldering at Frick, Maris insisted, “I don’t want to be Babe Ruth.”

From New York Times • May 22, 2015

Smoldering the entire length of each train journey, safely contained in its iron cauldron.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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