simmer
[verb]
Synonyms: fume, be angry, rage, seethe, smoulder

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I. sim‧mer¹ /ˈsɪmə $ -ər/ verb
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: simper 'to simmer' (15-19 centuries), perhaps from the sound]

1. [intransitive and transitive] to boil gently, or to cook something slowly by boiling it gently:
Bring the soup to the boil and allow it to simmer gently for about half an hour.

2. [intransitive] if you are simmering with anger, or if anger is simmering in you, you feel very angry but do not show your feelings
simmer with
He was left simmering with rage.

3. [intransitive] if an argument is simmering, people feel angry with each other but only show it slightly:
The row has been simmering for some time.
Violent revolt was simmering in the country.
simmer down phrasal verb
to become calm again after you have been very angry:
We decided she needed some time to simmer down.

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II. simmer² noun [singular]
when something is boiling gently:
Bring the vegetables to a simmer.

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simmer
verb
ADV. gently, slowly Allow the soup to simmer gently for ten minutes.
quietly (figurative) She was still quietly simmering from her row with Nathan.
VERB + SIMMER allow sth to
PREP. in a mixture of vegetables simmered in yogurt

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