Combusting
Combusting adjective - Being on fire.
Usage example: combusting oxygen tanks turned the fire on the evacuees' bus into a raging inferno
Smoldering and combusting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smoldering" instead an adjective "Combusting".
Smoldering
Smoldering adjective - Showing scarcely suppressed anger.
Combusting and smoldering are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Combusting" instead an adjective "Smoldering".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- live and combusting
- live and smoldering
- burning and combusting
- burning and smoldering
- alight and combusting
- alight and smoldering
- blazing and combusting
- blazing and smoldering
- fiery and combusting
- fiery and smoldering
- hot and combusting
- hot and smoldering
- glowing and combusting
- glowing and smoldering
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