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simmer down
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb simmer down has 1 sense
- simmer down(v = verb.emotion) calm, calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down - become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again." is one way to change state, turn
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THESAURUS
simmer down
calm down, collect, collect oneself, compose oneself, control, cool, cool it, cool off, get organized, quiet down, rein, relax, repress, restrain, smother, sober down, subside, suppress, take it easy, unwind
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