SIMMER DOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does simmer down mean? 

• SIMMER DOWN (verb)
  The verb SIMMER DOWN has 1 sense:

1. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

  Familiarity information: SIMMER DOWN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIMMER DOWN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

calm; calm down; chill out; cool it; cool off; settle down; simmer down

Context example:

It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.

Hypernyms (to "simmer down" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Sentence frames:

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