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Molder vs. Smolder — What's the Difference?

Molder vs. Smolder — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Molder and Smolder

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Molder

To crumble to dust; disintegrate.

Smolder

To burn with little smoke and no flame.

Molder

To cause to crumble.

Smolder

To exist in a suppressed state
Revolution smoldered in the masses.

Molder

One who molds something into shape.
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Smolder

To show signs of repressed anger or hatred.

Molder

A person who makes molds.

Smolder

Thick smoke resulting from a slow fire.

Molder

A tool for making molds.

Smolder

To burn with no flame and little smoke.
The remains of the bonfire were left to smolder for hours.

Molder

A machine for making molding.

Smolder

To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion.

Molder

Standard spelling of moulder
The old book was left to molder until only the cover was left to show it had ever been written.

Smolder

To exist in a suppressed or hidden state.

Molder

One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.

Smolder

The act of smoldering or something that smolders.

Molder

To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away.
The moldering of earth in frosts and sun.
When statues molder, and when arches fall.
If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing.

Smolder

To burn and smoke without flame; to waste away by a slow and supressed combustion.
The smoldering dust did round about him smoke.

Molder

To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away.
[Time's] gradual touchHas moldered into beauty many a tower.

Smolder

To exist in a state of suppressed or smothered activity; to burn inwardly; as, a smoldering feud.

Molder

Break down;
The bodies decomposed in the heat

Smolder

To smother; to suffocate; to choke.

Smolder

Smoke; smother.
The smolder stops our nose with stench.

Smolder

Burn slowly and without a flame;
A smoldering fire

Smolder

Have strong suppressed feelings

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