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How to pronounce “simmer”

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Pronunciation guide for simmer

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of simmer with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: How to Handle Grief at Work and Beyondare you more likely to simmer in resentment
Definition summary: (intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. [from mid 17th c.]

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How to Handle Grief at Work and Beyond

are you more likely to simmer in resentment

[Verb]
(intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. [from mid 17th c.]
(transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
(intransitive, figurative) To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated. [from 1760s]
(intransitive, figurative) To remain angry with someone or something past the point of exhaustion; to resign oneself to holding a grudge, especially after some failed attempts to resolve a situation.
(intransitive, figurative) To develop gradually, of an idea or plan.
[Noun]
The state or process of simmering. [from early 19th c.]

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