All simmer down synonyms
simΒ·mer down
S s verb simmer down
- hold in β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- laid back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- lying down β to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
- gridlocked β Simple past tense and past participle of gridlock.
- cool off β If someone or something cools off, or if you cool them off, they become cooler after having been hot.
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- lay back β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- cool out β to relax and cool down
- corking β excellent
- hogtie β to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- ease off β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- chill out β To chill out means to relax after you have done something tiring or stressful.
- cool β Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- cool down β If someone cools down or if you cool them down, they become less angry than they were.
- balm β Balm is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from some tropical trees and used to make creams that heal wounds or reduce pain.
- control β Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- breathe easy β to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
- ease up β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- cool it β If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
- balmed β simple past tense and past participle of balm.
- contain β If something such as a box, bag, room, or place contains things, those things are inside it.
- compose β The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.
- corked β (of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin
- let oneself go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- loosen up β to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- gridlock β the stoppage of free vehicular movement in an urban area because key intersections are blocked by traffic.
- cork β Cork is a soft, light substance which forms the bark of a type of Mediterranean tree.
- lay down β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- make oneself at home β (Idiomatic) To make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home.
- hang loose β to let loose; free from bonds or restraint.
- lie down β the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
adv simmer down
- gravely β Samuel L(ee), Jr. 1922β2004, U.S. naval officer: first black admiral.
- for real β true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
- cut the comedy β to stop joking
- determinedly β resolute; staunch: the determined defenders of the Alamo.
- in earnest β If something is done or happens in earnest, it happens to a much greater extent and more seriously than before.
- fervently β having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent: a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.
- in conscience β the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action: to follow the dictates of conscience.
- actively β engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
adverb simmer down
- down β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.