simmer
Example Sentences
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Outrage simmers among the kids when one of the audience volunteers gets the softball “pineapple.”
A gentle simmer produces something entirely different from a frantic boil; a pan left alone rewards you more than one constantly fussed over.
From Salon
“Mutt,” his breakout 2024 single, quietly simmered for months before it was pushed into ubiquity.
From Los Angeles Times
The attack ignited simmering community tensions over bad behavior — such as vandalism, harassment and speeding — linked to teenagers on e-bikes.
From Los Angeles Times
Nearly 650 schools across five Thai provinces have been ordered to shut for safety reasons, Thailand's education minister said, following the fresh tensions that have simmered since Sunday.
From BBC
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