Schwelen — meaning in English

English meaning

• simmer verb To cook gently in liquid just below boiling point.
• smolder verb To burn gently and produce smoke, without much of a flame.
• smother verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.

Senses

Schwelen is used for these senses in English:

• simmer (intransitive, figurative) To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated. [from 1760s]
• smolder (intransitive, now, US) To burn with no flame and little smoke.
• smother Smoldering; slow combustion.
• smother (intransitive, of a fire) to burn very slowly for want of air; smolder.

simmer — full definition

1. verb To cook gently in liquid just below boiling point.
2. verb To be filled with barely controlled anger or excitement.
3. noun The state of cooking gently just below boiling.

smolder — full definition

1. verb To burn gently and produce smoke, without much of a flame.
2. verb To show quiet signs of strong feelings, such as anger or passion, that are being held back.
3. verb To remain hidden or held back, without fully coming out.

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