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simmer down
intransitive verb
Definition of SIMMER DOWN
1
: to become calm or peaceful
2
: to become reduced by or as if by simmering
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First Known Use of SIMMER DOWN
1871
Rhymes with SIMMER DOWN
Allentown, broken-down, Charlottetown, Chinatown, common noun, dressing-down, dressing gown, eiderdown, Germantown, go to town, hand-me-down, Oxford down, proper noun, reach-me-down, shantytown, Spanish Town, thistledown, Tinseltown, trickle-down, Triple Crown, tumbledown, up and down, up-and-down, upside down, Vandyke brown, verbal noun, water down, watered-down
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