simmer

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

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

   • The soup simmered on the stove.
   • That way, the heat can circulate under the meat and prevent it from simmering in its juices.
2. 2

   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.
3. 3

   To be on the point of breaking out into anger

   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?
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   1. 4

      To remain angry with someone or something past the point of exhaustion

      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.
   2. 5

      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.
   3. 6

      The state or process of simmering.

      • The kettle was kept on the simmer.
   4. 7

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

   5. 8

      A fan of the video game series The Sims.

   6. 9

      A surname from German.

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