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simmering down

simmering down is the present participle and gerund of simmer down.

Meaning of simmer down

Verb

simmer down (third-person singular simple present simmers down, present participle simmering down, simple past and past participle simmered down)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To decrease in intensity of anger, agitation, or excitement.
    • You need to simmer down and stop yelling at me.
    Antonyms:
    simmer up

Questions about simmering down

What is simmering down the present participle and gerund of?
Simmering down is the present participle and gerund of simmer down.

Words near simmering down in the dictionary

  1. simmered up
  2. simmerer
  3. simmerers
  4. simmereth
  5. simmering
  6. simmering down
  7. simmering up
  8. simmeringly
  9. simmerings
  10. Simmerman
  11. Simmermans

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