simmer

(Anglès)

Verb

1. (intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
2. (transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
3. (figuratively, intransitive) To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated.
4. (figuratively, intransitive) 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.
5. (figuratively, intransitive) To develop gradually, of an idea or plan.

Noun

The state or process of simmering.

Noun

Someone who plays a sim (a simulation game), particularly The Sims.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsɪmɚ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: simperen

In summary

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.

Conceptes

bullir

Sinònims

boil

stew

🍲

cook

🧑‍🍳

steam

seethe

poach

bubble

flow out

fume

infuse

parboil

rage

😡

simmering

smolder

smoulder

sparkle

❇️

begin to boil

bubble out

lead down

boiling

coddle

concoct

cooked

effervescence

extract

Traduccions

sieden

mijoter

pruttelen

σιγοβράζω

cocer a fuego lento

köcheln

bollore

aferventar

sobbollire

hervir

faire mijoter

mitonner

sudderen

gotować

ébullition