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Wondering how to use Smoulder in a sentence? Below are 6 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as smolder or fire.

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Smoulder in a sentence

Related words

Smoulder | Smouldering | Smouldered

Smoulder meaning

  1. Alternative form of smolder.
  2. To smother; to suffocate; to choke.

Synonyms of Smoulder

smolder fire feel experience burn combust

Related words

Other words often associated with Smoulder or its synonyms:

occurrent occurrence burning happening sunburn hurting turn have awareness flavor firing smart

Using Smoulder

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of smolder. | To smother; to suffocate; to choke.
  • Useful related words include: smolder, fire, feel, experience.
  • In the example corpus, smoulder often appears in combinations such as: to smoulder, can smoulder, smoulder at.

Context around Smoulder

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

blazes 1×

Often after:

deep 1×

Sentence patterns with Smoulder

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

cigarette to smoulder and allowing 1× continue to smoulder and re 1× plastic to smoulder in this 1× the blazes smoulder deep underground 1× they can smoulder at each 1× wood can smoulder at convert 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

finally wood can 1× improperly burning garbage 1× the cigarette is 1× this is slow 1×

Common sentence endings:

environment velis said 1× ignite when offloaded 1× quiet upstairs room 1× sandberg 229 230 1× thick acrid smoke 1× used as well 1×

Words around Smoulder

Just before it in the word index:

smotrich 49 smotkin 2 smothers 26 smotherman 3 smothering 37 smothered 109

Just after it in the word index:

smouldered 4 smouldering 39 smouse 2 smout 3 smp 57 smpa 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Smoulder

  • In this selection, "smoulder" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, blazes and deep stand out and add context to how "smoulder" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cigarette to smoulder and allowing and continue to smoulder and re. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "smoulder" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with smoulder

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This is slow process as the bails continue to smoulder and re-ignite when offloaded. (15 words)

Finally, wood can smoulder at convert or, when heated sufficiently, ignite at convert. de Sousa Costa and Sandberg, 229-230. (20 words)

It’s all so much window dressing; ways to manoeuvre characters into places where they can smoulder at each other before sneaking off to a quiet upstairs room. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

The cigarette is ignited at one end causing the cigarette to smoulder and allowing smoke to be inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth; in some cases, a cigarette holder may be used, as well. (41 words)

But many of the blazes smoulder deep underground in once-swampy areas known as peatlands, where they can last for months and release eye-watering amounts of thick, acrid smoke. (30 words)

Improperly burning garbage and leaving plastic to smoulder in this manner did not make it "disappear" but only spread smaller pieces far and wide around the environment, Velis said. (29 words)

Example sentences (6)

Improperly burning garbage and leaving plastic to smoulder in this manner did not make it "disappear" but only spread smaller pieces far and wide around the environment, Velis said.

It’s all so much window dressing; ways to manoeuvre characters into places where they can smoulder at each other before sneaking off to a quiet upstairs room.

This is slow process as the bails continue to smoulder and re-ignite when offloaded.

But many of the blazes smoulder deep underground in once-swampy areas known as peatlands, where they can last for months and release eye-watering amounts of thick, acrid smoke.

Finally, wood can smoulder at convert or, when heated sufficiently, ignite at convert. de Sousa Costa and Sandberg, 229-230.

The cigarette is ignited at one end causing the cigarette to smoulder and allowing smoke to be inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth; in some cases, a cigarette holder may be used, as well.

Common combinations with smoulder

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "smoulder" in a sentence?
An example: "Improperly burning garbage and leaving plastic to smoulder in this manner did not make it "disappear" but only spread smaller pieces far and wide around the environment, Velis said." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "smoulder" from authentic English texts.
What does "smoulder" mean?
Smoulder means: Alternative form of smolder.
What are synonyms of "smoulder"?
Common synonyms of "smoulder" include: smolder, fire, feel, experience, burn, combust.
How many example sentences with "smoulder" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "smoulder", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.