I thought of guttering at first, but that's what the flame does at an earlier stage when it's nearly burnt out – flickering, fluttering and struggling to stay alight.
A log would be smoking when it's no longer burning.
Hmm, you're right as far as a candle is concerned actually, now I think about it. However, I think I might describe a log as still smouldering after the actual flame has gone out.
Hmm, you're right as far as a candle is concerned actually, now I think about it. However, I think I might describe a log as still smouldering after the actual flame has gone out.
We can use this of many things, but I think that smouldering needs to go on for some time, and that the thing smouldering is giving off some amount of heat and/or it is glowing (possibly only slightly). By blowing on what is smouldering and, possibly, adding more fuel, flames can be re-started.