1. small pieces of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying fire
Usage: usually plural

Examples

• The campers sat around the glowing embers of their campfire.
• She stirred the embers with a poker to revive the flames.
• Only a few red embers remained in the fireplace by morning.
• The wind scattered the embers across the yard.
• He blew gently on the embers to restart the fire.
• The dying embers cast a warm orange glow in the darkness.