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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
smoulder .
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Examples
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Dunaway smoulders (enjoying a killer fashion moment in those berets), more than a match for Beatty's strutting, cheap charms.
Bonnie and Clyde: No 11 Cath Clarke 2010
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She smoulders and flirts but terrifies at the same time, and the mix of fascination and repulsion that she inspires in Kyle makes her a uniquely fascist femme fatale.
Archive 2008-03-01 2008
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Ambition still smoulders, even with this team's virtual monopoly on major domestic trophies.
Chelsea triumph 6-0 but Didier Drogba says 'we're not even ready yet' Dominic Fifield at Stamford Bridge 2010
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It will crank up the heat even further on the tensions between moderate and liberal Dems as the debate smoulders over the future direction of the party.
Pelosi's gamble: She's running for Minority Leader, ratcheting up tensions with moderates Greg Sargent 2010
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I believe there smoulders an undeniable suspicion and dislike of Jews in Britain, always ready to reignite at the smallest spark.
Biased BBC 2009
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I believe there smoulders an undeniable suspicion and dislike of Jews in Britain, always ready to reignite at the smallest spark.
Archive 2009-02-19 2009
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Monica Bellucci appears all too briefly, but commands a strong moment in the film, a pivotal moment, and Julianne Moore born the same day and ten years earlier to me smoulders the screen with her dangerous and charged character.
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As the George Bush's Iraq adventure smoulders on the tarmac, a small group of neo-cons are starting to escape the scene with varying degrees of dignity.
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The two leads are good, with Andrzej Chyra giving a performance that is quite believeable as a man falling apart and Magdalena Cielecka smoulders at times and shows great compassion at others.
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It bubbles and smoulders, seen and unseen, like a lava flow under a swamp.
Archive 2008-11-01 2008
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