Smolder vs Erupt - What's the difference?
smolder | erupt |
(US) To burn with no flame and little smoke.
(figuratively) To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion.
To violently eject.
(figuratively) To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
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, author=Michael Riordan
, title=Tackling Infinity
, volume=100, issue=1, page=86
, magazine=
In figuratively|lang=en terms the difference between smolder and erupt
is that smolder is (figuratively) to show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion while erupt is (figuratively) to spontaneously release pressure or tension.As verbs the difference between smolder and erupt
is that smolder is (us) to burn with no flame and little smoke while erupt is to violently eject.smolder
English
Alternative forms
* smoulder (chiefly British)Verb
(en verb)- The remains of the bonfire were left to smolder for hours.
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* *erupt
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Verb
(en verb)- The volcano erupted , spewing lava across a wide area.
- The crowd erupted in anger.
- And Stamford Bridge erupted with joy as Florent Malouda slotted in a cross from Drogba, who had stayed just onside.
citation, passage=Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.}}