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Smoulder (Verb)

Have strong suppressed feelings.

Verbs of feeling.

Her eyes seemed calm, but a deep passion continued to smoulder beneath the surface, waiting for the perfect moment to ignite.
The actor's performance conveyed the character's resentful emotions, which would smoulder for years before finally boiling over.
For months, her anger and frustration had begun to smoulder, slowly building up to a potentially explosive reaction.
As he politely smiled and shook hands, a fire of jealousy continued to smoulder within him.
The hurtful words had left scars that still smouldered, even after years of trying to heal and move on.

Burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The ember continued to smoulder under the thick layer of ash, waiting to be reignited.
Deep down, her anger was still smouldering, refusing to be extinguished by her calm exterior.
The fire had been reduced to a smouldering mass, giving off a gentle heat on the cold winter night.
His passion for music continued to smoulder, even after years of not playing his instrument.
The earthy aroma of smouldering leaves filled the crisp autumn air, a familiar smell of the season.