1 to cook sth by keeping it almost at boiling point; to be cooked in this way:
[VN] Simmer the sauce gently for 10 minutes. * [V] Leave the soup to simmer.
2 [V] ~ (with sth) to be filled with a strong feeling, especially anger, which you have difficulty controlling:
She was still simmering with resentment. * Anger simmered inside him.
3 [V] (of an argument, a dispute, etc.) to develop for a period of time without any real anger or violence being shown:
This argument has been simmering for months. * The simmering dispute finally erupted.
PHRASALVERBS
simmer down (informal) to become calm after a period of anger or excitement:
I left him alone until he simmered down. * Things have simmered down since the riots last week.
noun [sing.] the state when sth is almost boiling:
Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for simmer is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is simmer a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, simmer is tagged as verb.
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