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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: simmer down vb (adverb)- (intransitive) informal to grow calmer or quieter, as after intense rage or excitement
- (transitive) to reduce the volume of (a liquid) by boiling slowly
sim•mer /ˈsɪmɚ/USA pronunciation v. - Foodto cook just below the boiling point: [no object]The sauce is simmering.[~ + object]Simmer the sauce.
- to be in a state in which development, excitement, anger, etc., is present but held back:[no object]He was simmering with anger.
- Slang Terms simmer down, [no object] to become calm or quiet:"Simmer down,'' I warned him.
n. [countable* usually singular] - the state or process of simmering:Cook to a slow simmer for fifteen minutes.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sim•mer (sim′ər),USA pronunciation v.i. - Foodto cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
- to make a gentle murmuring sound, as liquids cooking just below the boiling point.
- to be in a state of subdued or restrained activity, development, excitement, anger, etc.:The town simmered with rumors.
v.t. - to keep (liquid) in a state approaching boiling.
- Foodto cook in a liquid that is kept at or just below the boiling point.
- simmer down:
- to reduce in volume by simmering.
- Slang Termsto become calm or quiet, as from a state of anger or turmoil:We waited for the audience to simmer down.
n. - the state or process of simmering.
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- alteration of earlier simper 1645–55
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See boil 1.
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