smolder
smoldering; smoldered; smolders
When a fire is barely burning, it's smoldering. Fires can smolder for days without anyone's knowing, then burst into a conflagration that gets the fire department sirens wailing all over town.
Smolder is a word that is often used figuratively to describe situations or people's feelings. You might say tensions between the North and South smoldered for years before the outbreak of the Civil War. And if your school cafeteria eliminates tater tots from the menu, students' smoldering dissatisfaction with the menu options might erupt into all-out food fight.
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burn slowly and without a flame
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have strong suppressed feelings
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synonyms:
smoulder
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type of:
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experience, feel
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
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experience, feel
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a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame
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Intense character actor, Ray Liotta, was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1954. Best known for his on-the-edge tough-guy characterizations, Liotta's film debut was the 1986 black comedy Something Wild, which led to his best known roles: Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams (1989); and, Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990). Goodfellas' huge success brought him wide popularity which Liotta turned into characters in many different genres, including family drama, comedy, crime/cop dramas, as well as his 2005 Emmy award-winning appearance on ER. Liotta continued working in film and TV until his death on May 26, 2022. This list highlights his edgy character style through his quotes, film lines, interviews, and articles.
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