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| sim·mer [ símmər ] |
verb (past and past participle sim·mered, present participle sim·mer·ing, 3rd person present singular sim·mers) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb cooking cook just below boil: to cook something gently just below boiling point, usually with the occasional bubble breaking on the surface, or be cooked in this way
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2. transitive and intransitive verb cooking stay or keep something below boil: to keep a liquid just below boiling point, or be kept at this point
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3. intransitive verb grow angry: to have anger or another strong emotion building up inside
  simmering with rage
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4. intransitive verb build up: to build up inside somebody, often without being expressed
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refers to strong emotions
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noun |
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cooking gentle cooking temperature: a cooking temperature that cooks food or keeps liquid at just below boiling point
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| [Mid-17th century. Alteration of obsolete simper, probably an imitation of the sound] |
