Combust and Smoulder

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Combust verb - To be on fire especially brightly.

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Smoulder and combust are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Smoulder" with "Combust", this verbs are similar.

Smoulder verb - Burn slowly and without a flame.

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Combust and smoulder are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Combust" instead a verb "Smoulder".

Nearby Words: smouldering, smouldered

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