simmer down

simmer down

verb

Definition of SIMMER DOWN

intransitive verb

1

: to become calm or peaceful

2

: to become reduced by or as if by simmering

First Known Use of SIMMER DOWN

1871

Rhymes with SIMMER DOWN

Allentown, broken-down, Charlottetown, Chinatown, common noun, dressing-down, dressing gown, eiderdown, Germantown, go to town, hand-me-down, Oxford down, proper noun, reach-me-down, shantytown, Spanish Town, thistledown, Tinseltown, trickle-down, Triple Crown, tumbledown, up and down, up-and-down, upside down, Vandyke brown, verbal noun, water down, watered-down