smoldering fire

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Refers to a fire that is burning slowly and without a flame.

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Examples (10)

  • 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.