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simmer
What does simmer mean?
simmer (verb): boil slowly at low temperature.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use simmer in a sentence?
- Simmer the sauce. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce simmer?
/ˈsɪmɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does simmer come from?
From alteration of dialectal simper, from Middle English simperen (“to simmer”), of possibly imitative origin.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to simmer
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “simmer” mean?
to look fixedly (at something)
Not quite: that's what stare means.
make better or more attractive
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boil slowly at low temperature
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perform in order to get a role
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