different between igneous vs smouldering

igneous

English

Etymology

From Latin igneus (fiery).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???ni.?s/

Adjective

igneous (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to or having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire.
  2. (geology) Resulting from, or produced by, great heat. With rocks, it could also mean formed from lava or magma.

Translations

Further reading

  • igneous rock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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smouldering

English

Alternative forms

  • smoldering US

Verb

smouldering

  1. present participle of smoulder
    • 1859, Alfred Tennyson, Guinevere
      Some evil chance / Will make the smouldering scandal break and blaze.

Noun

smouldering (plural smoulderings)

  1. (sometimes figuratively) The act by which something smoulders; residual heat.
    the smoulderings of the Thirty Years War

Anagrams

  • remouldings

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