simmer vs storm

simmer

verb
  • To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated. 

  • To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. 

  • To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. 

  • 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. 

  • To develop gradually, of an idea or plan. 

noun
  • The state or process of simmering. 

  • Someone who plays a sim (a simulation game), particularly The Sims. 

storm

verb
  • (figurative) To rage or fume; to be in a violent temper. 

  • [army; crowd, rioters] To assault (a significant building) with the aim to gain power over it. 

  • To move quickly and noisily like a storm, usually in a state of uproar or anger. 

  • (rare, poetic) to assault, gain power over (heart, mind+). 

  • (weather it) To be violent, with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow. 

noun
  • A thunderstorm. 

  • Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially as affecting the earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive or unpleasant weather. 

  • A violent assault on a stronghold or fortified position. 

  • A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; violent outbreak. 

  • A very strong wind on the wind scale, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane (10 or higher on the Beaufort scale). 

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