Simmer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To be cooked gently or remain just at or below the boiling point.
  • verb-intransitive. To be filled with pent-up emotion; seethe.
  • verb-intransitive. To be in a state of gentle ferment: thoughts simmering in the back of her mind.
  • v. To cook (food) gently in a liquid just at or below the boiling point.
  • v. To keep (a liquid) near or just below the boiling point. See Synonyms at boil1.
  • n. The state or process of simmering.
  • phrasal-verb. simmer down To become calm after excitement or anger.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The state or process of simmering.
  • v. To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
  • v. To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil.
  • v. To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make a gentle murmuring or hissing sound, under the action of heat, as liquids when beginning to boil; hence, to become heated gradually: said especially of liquids which are to be kept, while heating, just below the boiling-point.
  • Figuratively, to be on the point of boiling or breaking forth, as suppressed anger.
  • To cause to simmer; heat gradually: said especially of liquids kept just below the boiling-point.
  • n. A gentle, gradual, uniform heating: said especially of liquids.
  • n. A Scotch form of summer.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. boil slowly at low temperature
  • n. temperature just below the boiling point
    • Verb Form
    simmered    simmering    simmers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    boil    temperature   
    Form
    simmered    simmering    simmer down   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    step   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Timur    brimmer    dimmer    excimer    glimmer   
     
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