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Simmer Common

Simmer has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

temperature just below the boiling point

"the stew remained at a simmer for hours"

2

The state or process of simmering.

"I am a huge simmer, so I spend most of my weekends designing intricate houses for virtual families in The Sims."

3

Someone who plays a sim (a simulation game), particularly The Sims.

4

A fan of the video game series The Sims.

Verb
1

boil slowly at low temperature

"simmer the sauce"

"simmering water"

2

To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

"She turned down the heat to let the sauce simmer gently for an hour so it wouldn't boil over."

Example Sentences
"the stew remained at a simmer for hours" noun
"simmer the sauce" verb
"simmering water" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
temperature boil
Rhyming Words
mer imer amer omer emer kmer famer fumer rimer tamer gamer timer remer gomer elmer emmer ajmer aimer comer ebmer
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