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English verb: simmer down

1. simmer down (emotion) become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation


SamplesAfter the fight both men need to cool off..
It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again..


Synonymscalm, calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down


Pattern of useSomething ----s.
Somebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)change state, turn









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