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smouldered

smouldered is the simple past and past participle of smoulder.

Meaning of smoulder

Verb

smoulder (third-person singular simple present smoulders, present participle smouldering, simple past and past participle smouldered)

  1. (transitive) To smother; to suffocate; to choke.
    • They preassed forward vnder their ensignes, bearing downe such as stoode in their way, and with their owne fire smouldered and burnt them to ashes1577, Raphael Holinshed, Historie of England

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Questions about smouldered

What is smouldered the simple past and past participle of?
Smouldered is the simple past and past participle of smoulder.

Words near smouldered in the dictionary

  1. smouches
  2. smouching
  3. Smouha
  4. Smouhas
  5. smoulder
  6. smouldered
  7. smoulderer
  8. smoulderers
  9. smouldering
  10. smoulderingly
  11. smoulderingness

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