simmer up

English

Verb

simmer up (third-person singular simple present simmers up, present participle simmering up, simple past and past participle simmered up)

  1. (informal) To cook a food through simmering.
    First, simmer up a portion of peas.
  2. (figuratively, by extension) To arise, usually of an emotion, as if from a steamy, simmering action.
    Emotions simmered up when he saw his wife again.
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