simmer

Meaning of simmer

verb
  1. (of water or food that is being heated) stay just below boiling point while bubbling gently.
    the goulash was simmering slowly in the oven
noun
  1. a state or temperature just below boiling point.
    bring the water to a simmer

mid 17th century: alteration of dialect simper (in the same sense), perhaps imitative.

Information about simmer

  • The plural form of simmer is: simmers.
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Hyphenation of simmer

sim-mer

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • simmer is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

simmer synonyms

Meaning (with reference to meat, fruit, or other food) cook or be cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan:

stew

Meaning cook (an egg) without its shell in or over boiling water:

poach

Meaning (of a liquid) form rising bubbles of gas or air:

bubble

Meaning (of a liquid) boil or be turbulent as if boiling:

seethe

Anagrams of simmer

merism, Mermis, mimers

Words that rhyme with simmer

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