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sim·mer
(sĭm′ər)v. sim·mered, sim·mer·ing, sim·mers
v.intr.
1. To be cooked gently or remain just at or below the boiling point.
2.
a. To be filled with pent-up emotion: simmer with resentment.
b. To be in a state of mild agitation or turmoil: resentment simmering between rivals.
c. To develop in a slow or unexcited way: She let the idea for the novel simmer. See Synonyms at boil1.
v.tr.
1. To cook (food) gently in a liquid just at or below the boiling point.
2. To keep (a liquid) near or just below the boiling point.
n.
Phrasal Verb: The state or process of simmering.
simmer down
To become calm after excitement or anger.
[Alteration of Middle English simpren, to simmer, probably of imitative origin.]
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simmer
(ˈsɪmə)vb
1. (Cookery) to cook (food) gently at or just below the boiling point
2. (intr) to be about to break out in rage or excitement
n
the act, sound, or state of simmering
[C17: perhaps of imitative origin; compare German summen to hum]
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sim•mer
(ˈsɪm ər)v.i.
1. to cook just at or below the boiling point.
2. to be in a state of subdued or restrained activity, development, excitement, anger, etc.
v.t. 3. to keep (liquid) in a state approaching boiling.
4. to cook in a liquid kept just at or below the boiling point.
5. simmer down,
n. a. to become calm or quiet.
b. to reduce in volume by simmering.
6. the state or process of simmering.
[1645–55; alter. of earlier simper, late Middle English; of obscure orig.]
sim′mer•ing•ly, adv.
syn: See boil1.
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simmer
Past participle: simmered
Gerund: simmering
| Imperative |
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| simmer |
| simmer |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
simmer
To cook food gently just below boiling point, at around 185–200 °F.
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| Noun | 1. |  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) |
| Verb | 1. | simmer - boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water" 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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simmer
verb
simmer down (Informal) calm down, grow quieter, control yourself, unwind (informal), contain yourself, collect yourself, cool off or down, get down off your high horse (informal) After an hour or so, she finally managed to simmer down.
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simmer
verbphrasal verb
simmer down
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Translations
يَطْبُخُ على نارٍ خَفيفَهيَغْلِي بِرِفْق
bublatmírně povařitmírně vařit
simrelade simre
kiehua hiljalleen
ključati
lassú tûzön süt
krauma, malla
弱火でとろとろ煮る
서서히 끓다
virti ant lėtos ugnies
vārīties uz lēnas uguns
mierne variť
sjuda
ตุ๋น
hafif ateşte piş mekyavaş yavaş kaynatmak
ninh nhỏ lửa
simmer
[ˈsɪməʳ]A. VT → cocer a fuego lento
B. VI → hervir a fuego lento (fig) → estar a punto de estallar
C. N to be/keep on the simmer → hervir a fuego lento
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
simmer
[ˈsɪmər]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
simmer
n to be on the simmer (Cook) → auf kleiner Flamme kochen; to keep something on the simmer (lit) → etw auf kleiner Flamme kochen lassen; (fig) → etw nicht zur Ruhe kommen lassen
vt → auf kleiner Flamme kochen lassen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
simmer
[ˈsɪməʳ]1. vt → cuocere a fuoco lento
2. vi (water) → sobbollire; (food) → cuocere a fuoco lento (fig) (revolt) → covare
to simmer with rage → ribollire dalla rabbia
to simmer with rage → ribollire dalla rabbia
simmer down vi + adv (fig) (fam) → calmarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
simmer
(ˈsimə) verb to (cause to) cook gently at or just below boiling point. The stew simmered on the stove; Simmer the ingredients in water for five minutes.
simmer down to calm down.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
simmer
→ يَغْلِي بِرِفْق mírně povařit simre köcheln σιγοβράζω hervir a fuego lento kiehua hiljalleen mijoter ključati cuocere a fuoco lento 弱火でとろとろ煮る 서서히 끓다 sudderen småkoke ugotować się na wolnym ogniu cozinhar em fogo fraco, cozinhar em lume brando варить на медленном огне sjuda ตุ๋น yavaş yavaş kaynatmak ninh nhỏ lửa 煨Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
simmer
v. cocer a fuego lento.
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