Definitions of Simmer [ˈsɪm ər]

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Definition of 'Simmer'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) simmer
to cook just at or below the boiling point.

2.  simmer
to be in a state of subdued or restrained activity, development, excitement, anger, etc.

3. (v.t.) simmer
to keep (liquid) in a state approaching boiling.

4.  simmer
to cook in a liquid kept just at or below the boiling point.

5.  simmer
simmer down,

6.  simmer
to become calm or quiet.

7.  simmer
to reduce in volume by simmering.

8. (n.) simmer
the state or process of simmering.

Etymology: (1645–55; alter. of earlier simper, late ME; of obscure orig.)

Definition of 'Simmer'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) simmer
temperature just below the boiling point
"the stew remained at a simmer for hours"

2. (verb) simmer
boil slowly at low temperature
"simmer the sauce"; "simmering water"

Definition of 'Simmer'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) Simmer
to boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil

2. (verb) Simmer
to cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point

Translation of 'Simmer'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to (cause to) cook gently at or just below boiling point The stew simmered on the stove; Simmer the ingredients in water for five minutes.
Afrikaans: prut	Arabic: يَطْبُخُ على نارٍ خَفيفَه	Bulgarian: къкря
Brazilian: cozinhar lentamente	Czech: mírně (po)vařit, bublat	German: sieden
Danish: simre; lade simre	Greek: σιγοβράζω	Spanish: hervir a fuego lento
Estonian: tasasel tulel kee(t)ma	Farsi: آهسته جوشيدن	Finnish: kiehuminen
French: (faire) mijoter	Hebrew: לְאדוֹת	Hindi: उबालना, धीरे धीरे पकाना
Croatian: lagano vreti, tiho vreti	Hungarian: lassú tűzön süt, főz; pár	Indonesian: merebus
Icelandic: krauma, malla	Italian: bollire lentamente	Japanese: とろ火で煮る
Korean: 부글부글 끓다	Lithuanian: virti ant lėtos ugnies	Latvian: vārīties uz lēnas uguns
Malay: mereneh	Dutch: sudderen	Norwegian: småkoke, koke over svak v
Polish: gotować (się) na wolnym o	Persian: آهسته جوشيدن	Pashto: وروايشيدل، مړ مړ ايشيدل،ش
Portuguese: cozinhar lentamente	Romanian: a coace	Russian: кипеть, кипятить на медле
Slovak: mierne (po)variť, bublať	Slovenian: cmariti	Serbian: krčkati se
Swedish: småkoka, puttra, sjuda	Thai: ตุ๋น	Turkish: hafif ateşte piş(ir)mek
Taiwanese: (使)小火慢燉	Ukrainian: кипіти на малому вогні	Urdu: ہلکے ہلکے ابلنا
Vietnamese: sắp sôi, sủi	Chinese: 文火煨煮，慢煮
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