About The Word Simmer
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Simmer
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What's The Definition Of Simmer?
[n] temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"
[v] boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water" Synonyms | Synonyms for Simmer: Related Terms | Find terms related to Simmer: See Also | boil | temperature Simmer In Webster's Dictionary \Sim"mer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Simmered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Simmering}.] [Prov. E. also simper; -- an onomatopoetic
word.]
To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil.
I simmer as liquor doth on the fire before it beginneth
to boil. --Palsgrave.
\Sim"mer\, v. t. To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point. |
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