sim·mer ( P ) Pronunciation Key (smr) v. sim·mered, sim·mer·ing, sim·mers v. intr. To be cooked gently or remain just at or below the boiling point.
To be filled with pent-up emotion; seethe.
To be in a state of gentle ferment: thoughts simmering in the back of her mind.
The term is not the best at all for the thought Bush was trying to con-vie
So you think that the people of Venezuela have not been kept just below the boiling point out of fear?
The term is not the best at all for the thought Bush was trying to con-vie
There are many that live under tyranny that do not agree with the dictator, but who are not willing to speak up. Sharansky terms them "double-thinkers" to distinguish them from the dissidents and the "true believers" who agree with the dictator.
The double-thinkers could be described as "simmering" I think.