simmer

Speech parts

1. simmer - Noun

2. simmer - Verb

3. Simmer - Proper noun

Meaning

To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil.

To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cook mull fume scald fizz warm burn boiling bubble foam rage boil stew fret ferment
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Antonyms

chill out appear die declare freeze relax
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Hypernyms

boil temperature

Derivatives

simmered simmering

Anagrams

merism

Examples

the stew remained at a simmer for hours Source: Internet

simmer the sauce Source: Internet

simmering water Source: Internet

A downtown Augusta revival had been on a slow simmer for about a decade, ever since Tobias Parkhurst, then 30, retired from professional skateboarding and came home to take over his family’s Augusta glazing business. Source: Internet

Add the chopped fresh and tinned tomatoes, a pinch of dried red chilli and a pinch of oregano, and simmer for 20 minutes, pressing the tomatoes with the back a wooden spoon or potato masher, until rich, saucy and to your liking. Source: Internet

Allow sauce to simmer for 20 minutes, then strain it and reserve. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Simmental Simmentaler Simmenthaler simmer down simmerer simmering