Definition of simmer Simmer
/sɪˈmɚ/ - [simer] - sim•mer
We found 10 definitions of simmer from 6 different sources.
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What does simmer mean?
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NounPlural: simmers |
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| simmer - temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours" | ||
| temperature the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity) | ||
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| simmer - boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water" | ||
| boil immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes; "boil potatoes"; "boil wool" | ||
| cookery, cooking, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- simmer (v. i.)
To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil. - simmer (v. t.)
To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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simmer
To cook just below the boiling point.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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simmer
sim′ėr, v.i. to boil with a gentle, hissing sound: to be on the point of boiling out, as into anger.—n. a gentle heating. [Imit.; cf. Sw. dial. summa, to hum, Ger. summen.]
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