simmer
verb (used without object)
to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
were 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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So that's all of those questions that were simmering for me, for the folks at The Times, for Mike Baker, certainly for FX and Hulu, as well our network partners.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2024
Tensions also were simmering in the area between a patchwork of rival militia groups, Iraqi forces, and members of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party, or PKK, an insurgent group outlawed by Turkey.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2021
DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston — who helped craft Georgia’s new proposed rules for prosecutors — said concerns were simmering well before the Arbery case.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2021
Tensions were simmering behind the scenes, though, particularly about the manner in which Mrs Foster was ousted.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2021
Although he tried not to eat anything much and spoil his appetite for the late-summer greens he was sure were simmering in the pot for him.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
