simmer down
simmer down · simmers down · simmered down · simmering down
утихнуть, успокоиться, остыть, затихнуть
runterkühlen, abregen, beruhigen
To decrease in intensity of anger, agitation, or excitementTo decrease in intensity of anger, agitation, or excitement.
» Tom needs to simmer down.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To decrease in intensity of anger, agitation, or excitement.
You need to simmer down and stop yelling at me.
It took a while for the heated debate to simmer down and for people to start listening to each other.
runterkühlen, abregen, beruhigen
ути́хнутьutíxnutʹ, успоко́итьсяuspokóitʹsja, осты́тьostýtʹ
More definitions
- become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
Examples
1 sentencesTom needs to simmer down.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to become less angry:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to become less angry:
Forms
simmers down, simmering down, simmered down, simmered down| Base form | simmer down · to simmer down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | simmers down |
| Present participle | simmering down |
| Past simple | simmered down |
| Past participle | simmered down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
10 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb