くすぶる
Meanings
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter (Usually kana)
2. to be sooty; to be smoke-stained (Usually kana)
3. to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder (Usually kana)
4. to seclude oneself (Usually kana)
5. to live in obscurity; to stay in the same level (of social position, circumstances, etc.) (Usually kana)
Other spellings
燻る燻ぶる
Other readings
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
くすぶる
Examples1
くすぶっていた 薪 が 突然 燃え上がった。
The smoldering firewood burst into flame.