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simmer |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Simmer \Sim"mer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Simmered}; p. pr & vb n. {Simmering}.] [Prov. E. also simper; -- an onomatopoetic word.] To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil. I simmer as liquor doth on the fire before it beginneth to boil. --Palsgrave. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Simmer \Sim"mer\, v. t. To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: simmer n : temperature just below the boiling point: "the stew remained at a simmer for hours" v : boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water"
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