simmering
Example Sentences
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Don’t get the wrong idea: “Mighty Mary” isn’t a simmering cauldron of resentments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
I frosted the cake with a Swiss meringue buttercream that required bringing egg whites and sugar together over a pot of simmering water and then whisking it into stiff peaks.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Mix together a beloved film simmering for decades, a sprinkling of social media hype and a generous glug of star power and you just might conjure up the long-awaited sequel to Practical Magic.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
According to the Latin Grammy-winning producer and songwriter, the lawsuit began a “few months ago,” but he shared that the circumstances surrounding the case have been simmering for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The roommates kept a stewpot simmering perpetually on the stove, tossing in a scrounged vegetable when they had it or a scrap of meat when flush, and squabbling over spare potatoes.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
