Thesaurus results for SIMMERING

simmering

verb

present participle of simmer

as in boiling

to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam I gently simmered the chili for an hour

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Recent Examples of simmering Just add more alcohol and more reminders of these couples’ experiential chasm, and Lee’s command of irony in a simmering atmosphere is in a league all its own. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Joanne’s conversion classes mainly function as a backdrop for simmering yet undercooked tension with guest stars like Sarah Silverman as Rabbi Eden and Andrew Rannells and Keyla Monterroso Mejia as fellow students. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 The tension between conservative and progressive Methodists had been simmering for years. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 That was the opening gambit from Textile Exchange conference host Samata Pattinson last week, kick-starting three days of programming that said a lot about the state of sustainable fashion, and the frustrations simmering below its surface. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026 Nearly 2,400 people were arrested in France on Saturday after long-simmering protests exploded into some of the country’s most disruptive unrest in years. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 18 Oct. 2026 The rallies have become emblematic of long-simmering, intergenerational anger among people who say their calls for social and political change are going unmet by negligent governments. — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 As the male assassin finds her and nearly drowns her in a lake, River catches up to the scene in time to save her, and the episode shifts to accommodate the romantic chemistry that’s been simmering between them since the series premiere. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 Targeted by white supremacists Election Day of 1871 was one of the most consequential in the history of Philadelphia, at the time an epicenter for the simmering tensions surrounding Black suffrage. — Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for simmering

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Roast halves cut side down rather than boiling them, since roasting concentrates the sugars and cuts moisture.

— Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
In any office environment that can range from boiling to frigid, smart layering is an absolute necessity.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of boiling

Verb

Meanwhile, in the background, favorable sentiments about statement pieces have been stewing.

— Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Philadelphia is fresh off a one-point loss in the final seconds and spent their entire trip back from London stewing over it — while the Panthers enjoyed a bye week.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026