1. cooks gently at or just below the boiling point with small bubbles forming
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘simmer’
2. exists in a state of suppressed anger or excitement
Usage: figurative use

Examples

• She simmers the soup for twenty minutes.
• The sauce simmers on low heat.
• He simmers with rage after the argument.
• The water simmers but doesn’t boil.
• Tension simmers between the two groups.
• The stew simmers all afternoon.
• Her anger simmers beneath the surface.