simmer

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
2. To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
3. To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated.
4. 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. 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.

Concepts

mijoter

ébullition

mitonner

faire mijoter

bouillir

frémir

cuire

🧑‍🍳

faire

Synonymes

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

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsɪmɚ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.