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simmer

[ sim-er ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
  2. to make a gentle murmuring sound, as liquids cooking just below the boiling point.
  3. to be in a state of subdued or restrained activity, development, excitement, anger, etc.:

    The town simmered with rumors.



verb (used with object)

  1. to keep (liquid) in a state approaching boiling.
  2. to cook in a liquid that is kept at or just below the boiling point.

noun

  1. the state or process of simmering.

verb phrase

    1. to reduce in volume by simmering.
    2. Slang. to become calm or quiet, as from a state of anger or turmoil:

      We waited for the audience to simmer down.

simmer

/ ˈ²õɪ³¾É™ /

verb

  1. to cook (food) gently at or just below the boiling point
  2. intr to be about to break out in rage or excitement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act, sound, or state of simmering
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ¾±³¾î€ƒm±ð°ù·¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • °ù±ð·²õ¾±³¾î€ƒm±ð°ù verb
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ¾±³¾î€ƒm±ð°ù±ð»å adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ¾±³¾î€ƒm±ð°ù·¾±²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of simmer1

First recorded in 1645–55; alteration of earlier simper < ?
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of simmer1

C17: perhaps of imitative origin; compare German summen to hum
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Synonym Study

See boil 1.
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Worries have simmered over an increasingly ungovernable group within the conservative movement.

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This week’s episode brings the ladies simmering tension to a head.

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A row over the Irish language around the executive table is nothing new but this one has been simmering for some time.

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A cut from her upcoming EP, due in April, “The Betrayal†is a sultry baile funk song that simmers with righteous indignation.

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A fashion show held last week in a picturesque, snow-clad town in Indian-administered Kashmir has sparked a major controversy that is still simmering.

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