simmer
verb (used without object)
to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
was simmering
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past progressiveof simmer.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Berkeley was simmering with discontent in the mid-1960s, manifesting at first in protests supporting the civil rights movements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
When the new leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, came to power in 1985, discontent was simmering in the Soviet Union and in the countries of Eastern Europe.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
As Döpfner began seriously hunting top-tier U.S. media properties, a managerial crisis was simmering back home.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2022
Viruses mutate every time they spread and it’s possible omicron was simmering undetected someplace with poor COVID-19 testing.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
It was simmering over low fires on the gas range.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
