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Meaning of simmer up | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To cook a food through simmering.
    informal
  2. To arise, usually of an emotion, as if from a steamy, simmering action.
    broadly, figuratively

Examples

“First, simmer up a portion of peas.”
“Emotions simmered up when he saw his wife again.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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