simmer

Plural: simmers

Noun

• temperature just below the boiling point
  • "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"
• The state or process of simmering.
• Someone who plays a sim (a simulation game), particularly The Sims.

Verb

Verb Forms: simmered, simmering, simmers

• To cook just below boiling; or for emotions to be suppressed.
• boil slowly at low temperature
  • "simmer the sauce"
  • "simmering water"
• To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
• To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
• To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated.
• 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.
• To develop gradually, of an idea or plan.

Examples

• His frustration began to SIMMER as his opponent kept finding high-scoring words.
• I tried to get through to him; all that's left for me to do is simmer.
• Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.
• The kettle was kept on the simmer.
• The soup simmered on the stove.

Synonyms

coddle, ferment, gestate

Anagrams of simmer