simmering

/S IH1 M ER0 IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

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

    โ€œThe soup simmered on the stove.โ€

  2. 2

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

    โ€œSimmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.โ€

    syn:coddle
  3. 3

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

  4. 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.

    โ€œI tried to get through to him; all that's left for me to do is simmer.โ€

Synonyms

noun
  1. 1

    The act of something that simmers.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/simmer, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/simmering