тлеть — meaning in English

English meaning

• smolder verb To burn slowly, giving off smoke but with little to no flame.
• smother verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.

Senses

тлеть is used for these senses in English:

• smolder (intransitive, now, US) To burn with no flame and little smoke.
• smother (intransitive, of a fire) to burn very slowly for want of air; smolder.

smolder — full definition

1. verb To burn slowly, giving off smoke but with little to no flame.
2. verb To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion.
3. verb To exist in a suppressed or hidden state.

smother — full definition

1. verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.
2. verb To suppress or hold back a feeling, reaction, or activity almost completely.
3. verb To cover something thickly, especially food, with a sauce, topping, or affection.

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