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verb

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1. To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

   Example: The soup simmered on the stove.

2. To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

   Example: Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.

   Synonyms:coddle

3. To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated.

4. To remain angry with someone or something past the point of exhaustion; to resign oneself to holding a grudge, especially after some failed attempts to resolve a situation.

   Example: I tried to get through to him; all that's left for me to do is simmer.