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SIMMER DOWN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
Example:
It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.
Synonyms:
calm; calm down; chill out; cool it; cool off; settle down; simmer down
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "simmer down" is one way to...):
change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
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