ADV
gently, slowly
The sauce simmered slowly on the stove while I prepared the other ingredients.
quietly
He quietly simmered about the unfair decision for weeks before finally speaking up.
VERB + SIMMER
allow sth to
PREP
in
The chicken cooked gently in tomato sauce for about thirty minutes.
verb
To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
The soup simmered on the stove.
The locomotive was the now inevitable American 2-8-0, No. 2623. There she stood, effectively blocking the level crossing, simmering gently, massively inert. It was almost dark, and one's final sight was of her high, firelit cab, the enginemen nonchalantly leaning out, waiting for the right-away, while impatient road convoys piled up on both sides of the crossing.
To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.
There are other easy ways you can bake and simmer and sauté wild game without qualifying as a gourmet cook.
To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated.
Maybe that really did happen, and Robin's anger at his wife had simmered for this long?
To remain angry with someone or something past the point of exhaustion; to resign oneself to holding a grudge, especially after some failed attempts to resolve a situation.
I tried to get through to him; all that's left for me to do is simmer.
To develop gradually, of an idea or plan.
The idea for The Sims was one that had been simmering in Wright's mind for quite some time, and was initially conceived as an architecture simulation.
noun
The state or process of simmering.
The kettle was kept on the simmer.
noun
Someone who plays a sim (a simulation game), particularly The Sims.
To decrease in intensity of anger, agitation, or excitement.
You need to simmer down and stop yelling at me.
The soup simmered on the stove.
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WiktionaryThat way, the heat can circulate under the meat and prevent it from simmering in its juices.
WiktionaryThe kettle was kept on the simmer.
WiktionaryDone! Now I just have to set it to simmer so it doesn't boil before everybody comes.
Tatoeba · #327176Please simmer the beans for a while over a low heat.
Tatoeba · #327210i Register
In some senses, simmer is marked as figuratively, informal, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.