<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion.</li><li>to exist or continue in a suppressed state or without outward demonstration: Hatred smoldered beneath a polite surface.</li><li>to display repressed feelings, as of indignation, anger, or the like: to smolder with rage.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>dense smoke resulting from slow or suppressed combustion.</li><li>a smoldering fire.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>