simmer

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Synonyms: simper, limmer, shimmer, skimmer, rimmer, summer, sommer, mimmer, slimmer, nimmer, gimmer

Antonyms: simper, limmer, shimmer, skimmer, rimmer, summer, sommer, mimmer, slimmer, nimmer, gimmer

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Verb

1. To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
   • The soup simmered on the stove.
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.
3. To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated.
4. 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.
5. To develop gradually, of an idea or plan.

Noun

1. The state or process of simmering.
   • The kettle was kept on the simmer.

Noun

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