simmer

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.]

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simmer

Verb

1. to cook (food) gently at just below boiling point

2. (of violence or conflict) to threaten to break out: revolt simmering among rural MPs

Noun

the state of simmering [perhaps imitative]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	simmer - temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours" temperature - the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
Verb	1.	simmer - boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water" 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" boil - immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes; "boil potatoes"; "boil wool"

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simmer

verb 1. bubble, stew, boil gently, seethe, cook gently

verb 2. fume, seethe, smoulder, burn, smart, rage, boil, be angry, see red (informal) be tense, be agitated, be uptight (informal)

simmer down (Informal) calm down, grow quieter, control yourself, unwind (informal) contain yourself, collect yourself, cool off or down, get down off your high horse (informal)

Translations

simmer [ˈsɪməʳ] vi → hervir a fuego lento

simmer down vi (fig, col) → calmarse, tranquilizarse

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simmer [ˈsɪməʳ] vi → cuire à feu doux, mijoter

simmer down vi (fig) (inf) → se calmer

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simmer [ˈsɪməʳ] vi → auf kleiner Flamme kochen

simmer down simmer (inf) vi (fig) → sich abregen

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simmer [ˈsɪməʳ] vi → cuocere a fuoco lento

simmer down vi (fig col) → calmarsi

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simmer

v simmer [ˈsimə]

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. prut يَطْبُخُ على نارٍ خَفيفَه къкря mírně (po)vařit, bublat simre; lade simre sieden σιγοβράζω hervir a fuego lento tasasel tulel kee(t)ma آهسته جوشيدن kiehua hiljaa, antaa kiehua hiljalleen (faire) mijoter לְאדוֹת उबालना, धीरे धीरे पकाना lagano vreti, tiho vreti lassú tűzön süt, főz; párol merebus krauma, malla bollire lentamente とろ火で煮る 부글부글 끓다[] virti ant lėtos ugnies vārīties uz lēnas uguns mereneh sudderen småkoke, koke over svak varme gotować (się) na wolnym ogniu cozinhar lentamente a coace кипеть, кипятить на медленном огне mierne (po)variť, bublať cmariti krčkati se småkoka, puttra, sjuda ตุ๋น hafif ateşte piş(ir)mek 文火煨煮, 慢煮 кипіти на малому вогні ہلکے ہلکے ابلنا sắp sôi, sủi 文火煨煮, 慢煮

simmer down

to calm down. pruttel يَهْدأ успокоявам uklidnit (se) falde til ro sich abregen ηρεμώ, καταλαγιάζω calmar(se), tranquilizar(se) maha rahunema آرام باش rauhoittua (se) calmer לְהֵרָגַע क्रोध उत्सुकता इत्यादि से भरा रहना ohladiti se, smiriti se lecsendesedik menenangkan slappa af, róast sbollire, calmarsi 静まる (노여움 따위가) 가라앉다, 진정되다 nurimti nomierināties; norimt menjadi reda bedaren roe/hisse seg ned uspokajać się acalmar-se a se calma успокоиться, остыть upokojiť sa umiriti (se) smiri se lugna ner sig เคี่ยวให้ค่อย ๆ เดือด sakinleşmek, yatışmak 平靜下來 охолонути, заспокоїтися ابال کا اترنا trở lại bình tĩnh 平静下来