燻ぶる

燻る

Readings

Kana: くすぶる、ふすぶる、いぶる

Romaji: kusuburu, fusuburu, iburu

Definitions

v5r

vi

1

to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter

2

to be sooty; to be smoke-stained

3

to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

4

to seclude oneself

5

to live in obscurity; to stay in the same level (of social position, circumstances, etc.)

Kanji

燻

Readings: クン、 くす.べる、 ふす.べる、 いぶ.す、 いぶ.る、 くす.ぶる、 くゆ.らす

Meanings: smoulder, fume, oxidize

Example Sentence

くすぶっていた薪(たきぎ)が突然(とつぜん)燃(も)え上(あ)がった。

➥The smoldering firewood burst into flame.