But it was possible the fire had been smouldering for much longer.

Soon they reached a place where the ice was broken and a fire smouldered on the bank.

The fire smouldered and eventually burned through the wall to the school next door.

The press was visible in the light of the few fires still smouldering.

As he did so, each fire smouldering on the deck went abruptly out.

You knocked out your pipe before it was dead and started the fire smouldering.

A fire still smouldered at its foot, but Skinner was nowhere to be seen.

The fires of fury and hatred were smouldering in her small black eyes.

We also know, however, that major problems still exist elsewhere, for example in western Africa, where various fires are smouldering.

It merely drew attention to Peter's return, adding fuel to the fire already smouldering under them.