simmers
Cooks below boiling
Simmers is the third-person singular of simmer—to cook liquid at just below boiling, with small bubbles rising gently: The soup simmers on the stove.
Figuratively, emotions or conflicts that simmer are present but contained, not yet boiling over: Resentment simmers beneath the surface.
Tensions between the two countries have simmered for decades.
Slow-simmered meat dish
- braiseSear, then slow-simmer
- poachCook gently submerged
- slow-cookCook gradually with heat
- reduceMake smaller in degree
sauté · steam · blanch · coddle · parboil · stockpot · dutch oven · low heat
Persistent bitter displeasure
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- furyIntense violent anger
hostility · animosity · rage · indignation · wrath · temper · agitation · seething
Remaining in expectation
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
- brewingBeverage preparation process
- tensionStretched or strained state
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
undercurrent · mounting · gathering · developing · looming · impending · expectation · fermenting
stew
Slow-simmered meat dish
reduce · sauté · steam · blanch · coddle · parboil · stockpot · dutch oven · low heat · sauce
gentle
Soft and kind
subtle · steady · slow · calm · murmur · delicate · mild · unhurried · leisurely · patient
resentment
Persistent bitter displeasure
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
fury · hostility · animosity · rage · indignation · wrath · temper · agitation · seething · discontent
waiting
Remaining in expectation
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
- brewingBeverage preparation process
- tensionStretched or strained state
suspense · undercurrent · mounting · gathering · developing · looming · impending · expectation · fermenting · stirring