simmering (redirected from Simmering (disambiguation))

sim·mer  (smr)

v. sim·mered, sim·mer·ing, sim·mers

v.intr.

1. To be cooked gently or remain just at or below the boiling point.

2.

a. To be filled with pent-up emotion; seethe.

b. To be in a state of gentle ferment: thoughts simmering in the back of her mind.

v.tr.

1. To cook (food) gently in a liquid just at or below the boiling point.

2. To keep (a liquid) near or just below the boiling point. See Synonyms at boil¹.

n.

The state or process of simmering.

Phrasal Verb:

simmer down

To become calm after excitement or anger.

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[Alteration of Middle English simpire, to simmer, probably of imitative origin.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

simmering - cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil boiling, stewing cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"