smoldering fire
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Refers to a fire that is burning slowly and without a flame.
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- The campfire had died down to a smoldering fire by morning.
- A faint smell of smoke indicated a smoldering fire in the old shed.
- The firefighters worked to extinguish the smoldering fire that threatened to spread.
- Even after the main flames were out, the smoldering fire continued to produce smoke.
- We could see the glow of the smoldering fire through the trees.
- The damp wood produced a slow, smoldering fire that lasted for hours.
- Be careful not to step on the smoldering fire in the hearth.
- The forest floor was covered in a smoldering fire after the lightning strike.
- He poked at the smoldering fire with a stick, trying to revive it.
- The danger of a smoldering fire is that it can reignite unexpectedly.