simmer

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

sieden

mijoter

pruttelen

σιγοβράζω

köcheln

bollore

cocer a fuego lento

aferventar

sudderen

hervir

sobbollire

mitonner

ébullition

faire mijoter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪmɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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.