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Smouldering vs Glowing - What's the difference?

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Smouldering is a related term of glowing.


As verbs the difference between smouldering and glowing

is that smouldering is while glowing is .

As nouns the difference between smouldering and glowing

is that smouldering is (sometimes|figurative) the act by which something smoulders; residual heat while glowing is the action of the verb glow.

As an adjective glowing is

that glows or glow.

smouldering

English

Alternative forms

* smoldering US

Verb

(head)
  • * Tennyson
    • Some evil chance / Will make the smouldering scandal break and blaze.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (sometimes, figurative) The act by which something smoulders; residual heat.
    • the smoulderings of the Thirty Years War

    glowing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (wikipedia glowing) (en noun)
  • The action of the verb glow.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That glows or glow.
    • glowing embers
  • (figuratively) Full of praise.
    • He received glowing references from his previous employers.

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