simmer
Example Sentences
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A handful of methods — braising, salting, slow simmering, sweating — can turn the overlooked into something extraordinary.
From Salon
Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. have long maintained peaceful relations with each other and are key security partners for the U.S., but tensions have simmered just below the surface and occasionally erupt.
The two countries are longtime allies with each other and security partners for the U.S., but tensions have long simmered below the surface.
Outrage simmers among the kids when one of the audience volunteers gets the softball “pineapple.”
A gentle simmer produces something entirely different from a frantic boil; a pan left alone rewards you more than one constantly fussed over.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
