simmer
Example Sentences
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Composer Bernard Herrmann’s score, his last, is alternately mellow and roiling, befitting its placid but simmering antihero.
The action in stocks on Thursday showed just how quickly simmering concerns in one corner of the market can boil over into a large-scale rout.
From MarketWatch
Sweet-smelling peaches simmered on the stove in one huge pot while canning jars bubbled away in another pot.
From Literature
Dad sets chicken long rice to simmering, and Ollie shows up with banana bread he baked himself.
From Literature
Both benchmarks dropped significantly from Friday’s session, when Brent touched a six-month high on the back of simmering tensions between Washington and Tehran.
From Barron's
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