glowing coal

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a piece of coal shining with heat in a fire

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Examples (10)

  • He poked at the glowing coal with a fire iron.
  • Sparks leapt from the glowing coal as the bellows roared.
  • We warmed our hands over the glowing coal in the brazier.
  • By morning, only a single glowing coal remained in the hearth.
  • She shoveled glowing coal into the forge until the iron brightened.
  • The train’s fireman kept feeding glowing coal to maintain steam.
  • A drift of ash floated over the campsite from the glowing coal in the pit.
  • Don’t leave glowing coal unattended; it can reignite a fire.
  • They roasted chestnuts on the glowing coal after dinner.
  • During the blackout, a faint light came from a glowing coal at the stove’s edge.