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simmering

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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.
[Alteration of Middle English simpire, to simmer, probably of imitative origin.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.simmeringsimmering - 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"


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At all the more public pumps there is much cooling of bare feet, together with much bubbling and gurgling of drinking with hand to spout on the part of these Bedouins; the Cloisterham police meanwhile looking askant from their beats with suspicion, and manifest impatience that the intruders should depart from within the civic bounds, and once more fry themselves on the simmering high-roads.
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A mighty fire was blazing on the hearth and roaring up the wide chimney with a cheerful sound, which a large iron cauldron, bubbling and simmering in the heat, lent its pleasant aid to swell.
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