v., -mered, -mer·ing, -mers.

v.intr.

1. To be cooked gently or remain just at or below the boiling point.
2. 1. To be filled with pent-up emotion; seethe.
   2. To be in a state of gentle ferment: thoughts simmering in the back of her mind.

v.tr.

1. To cook (food) gently in a liquid just at or below the boiling point.
2. To keep (a liquid) near or just below the boiling point. See synonyms at boil¹.

n.

The state or process of simmering.

phrasal verb:

simmer down

1. To become calm after excitement or anger.

[Alteration of Middle English simpire, to simmer, probably of imitative origin.]

A method of cooking in water slightly below boiling point (also known as coddling).

To cook food gently in liquid at a temperature (about 185°F) low enough that tiny bubbles just begin to break the surface.

also simmer down

verb

1. To cook (food) in liquid heated to the point of steaming: boil, parboil, stew. See ingestion.
2. To be in a state of emotional or mental turmoil: boil, bubble, burn, churn, ferment, seethe, smolder. See calm/agitation.

phrasal verb - simmer down

To bring one's emotions under control: collect¹, compose, contain, control, cool. Idioms: cool it. See restraint/unrestraint.

v

Definition: boil, smolder
Antonyms: freeze

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IN BRIEF: To keep on a stove or other heat at just below the boiling point.

Rice needs to simmer after it boils.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - småkoge, snurre
v. tr. - lade småkoge
n. - kogning ved sagte ild, snurren

idioms:

• simmer down    koge ind

Nederlands (Dutch)
sudderen

Français (French)
v. intr. - faire cuire (qch) à feu doux, laisser frémir
v. tr. - faire cuire à feux doux, mijoter, frémir, (fig) bouillonner, couver, cuire (au soleil) (fam)
n. - ébullition lente

idioms:

• simmer down    se calmer, s'apaiser

Deutsch (German)
v. - sieden, gären
n. - Sieden

idioms:

• simmer down    sich abregen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σιγοβράζω, (μτφ.) σοβώ, αναβράζω
n. - σιγοβράσιμο, αναβρασμός

idioms:

• simmer down    κοπάζω, καλμάρω, καταλαγιάζω, κατασταλάζω (με βρασμό)

Italiano (Italian)
cuocere a fuoco lento

idioms:

• simmer down    calmarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cozinhar em fogo brando, ferver
n. - ponto (m) de ebulição ou fervura

idioms:

• simmer down    acalmar

Русский (Russian)
медленное кипячение, закипание, кипеть на медленном огне, булькать, кипеть (от гнева)

idioms:

• simmer down    успокоиться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - hervir a fuego lento, hervir con poco fuego, estar a punto de hervir, hervir
v. tr. - hacer cocer a fuego lento
n. - estado o proceso de hervir

idioms:

• simmer down    calmarse, tranquilizarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - småkoka, puttra, sjuda
n. - sakta kokning

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
煨, 内部混乱状态, 炖, 慢慢地煮, 即将沸腾的状态, 即将爆发

idioms:

• simmer down    被煮浓, 被总括起来

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 煨, 內部混亂狀態, 燉
v. tr. - 慢慢地煮
n. - 即將沸騰的狀態, 即將爆發

idioms:

• simmer down    被煮濃, 被總括起來

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - (약한 불에) 부글부글 끓다, (끓는 물 따위가) 푹푹 소리를 내다, (감정이 북받쳐) 당장에라도 터지려고 한다
v. tr. - 서서히 끓게 하다, 약한 불로 끓이다
n. - 끓어오르려는 상태, 금방이라도 폭발하려는 상태

idioms:

• simmer down    졸아들다, (흥분 따위가) 가라앉다, 분쟁이 진정되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - …がぐつぐつ煮える, 煮えくりかえる, ぐつぐつ煮える
n. - とろ火, とろ火の状態

idioms:

• simmer down    静まる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجيش, يغلي برفق (الاسم) ألوصول ألى فوق درجه ألغليان بقليل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮עמד לרתוח, עמד לפרוץ ב-, הוסיף לרתוח, תסס, רתח, זעם‬
v. tr. - ‮הרתיח, תסס, רתח‬
n. - ‮רתיחה, רתיחה ממושכת‬

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