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to simmer
01
to cook something at a temperature just below boiling, allowing it to bubble gently
Transitive: to simmer food
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
simmer
3rd person singular
simmers
Present participle
simmering
Past simple
simmered
Past participle
simmered
Examples
She simmers the soup for rich flavor.
1.1
to be cooked at a temperature just below boiling, with gentle bubbling
Intransitive
Examples
The sauce is currently simmering on the stove.
02
(of emotions, tensions, or conflicts) to be present but not openly expressed
Intransitive
Examples
The resentment between the two colleagues simmered quietly for months before finally erupting in a heated argument.
Simmer
01
the state of a liquid heated to just below boiling, producing gentle bubbles
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Plural form
simmers
Examples
Keep the sauce at a simmer for 20 minutes.
Lexical Tree
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