simmer down

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simmer down

verb simmers down · simmering down · simmered down

idiomatic, intransitive To decrease in intensity of anger, agitation, or excitement. You need to simmer down and stop yelling at me.
Similar: calm down, cool off, settle down, relax, unwind, pacify, compose · Opposite: simmer up

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verb to become less angry

Deutsch	runterkühlen, abregen, beruhigen
Italiano	calmarsi
Ελληνικά	κατευνάζομαι katevnázomai
Русский	ути́хнуть utíxnutʹ, успоко́иться uspokóitʹsja, осты́ть ostýtʹ, зати́хнуть zatíxnutʹ, сти́хнуть stíxnutʹ, рассла́биться rasslábitʹsja

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@misc{simmer_down_2026,
  title = {simmer down},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/simmer%20down},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}