simmer

CEFRB2

/ˈsɪmɚ/

verb

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01
verb
To cook liquid just below boiling.
02
verb
Extra detail
To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated.

Examples

Be sure to simmer on a low heat so it doesn't boil.
Please simmer the beans for a while over a low heat.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 5
Parts of speech: 1
Citations: 5
Synonyms: 3

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verb

Extra meanings

To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
To remain angry with someone or something past the point of exhaustion; to resign oneself to holding a grudge, especially after some failed attempts to resolve a situation.

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In context

I tried to get through to him; all that's left for me to do is simmer.
Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.
The soup simmered on the stove.

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To make the soup thick, you need to blank it on low heat for an hour.

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Citations

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That way, the heat can circulate under the meat and prevent it from simmering in its juices.
2004, Susan Westmoreland, The Good Housekeeping Cookbook, Hearst Books, →ISBN, page 89
The locomotive was the now inevitable American 2-8-0, No. 2623. There she stood, effectively blocking the level crossing, simmering gently, massively inert. It was almost dark, and one's final sight was of her high, firelit cab, the enginemen nonchalantly leaning out, waiting for the right-away, while impatient road convoys piled up on both sides of the crossing.
1945 January and February, “Notes and News: American Locomotives in France”, in Railway Magazine, page 46
There are other easy ways you can bake and simmer and sauté wild game without qualifying as a gourmet cook.
1981, Phyllis Hobson, Easy Game Cookery, Storey Publishing, →ISBN, page 2
Maybe that really did happen, and Robin's anger at his wife had simmered for this long?
2006, Earl Ganz, The Taos Truth Game, UNM Press, →ISBN
The idea for The Sims was one that had been simmering in Wright's mind for quite some time, and was initially conceived as an architecture simulation.
2003, Mark H. Walker, Games That Sell!, Wordware Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 162

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Origin

verb

From alteration of dialectal simper, from Middle English simperen (“to simmer”), of possibly imitative origin. First attested in the intransitive sense. The noun is from the verb. First attested in the late 15ᵗʰ century.

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To make the soup thick, you need to blank— it on low heat for an hour.

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verb

To make the soup thick, you need to blank it on low heat for an hour.