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simmering |
2 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: simmering n : cooking in a boiling liquid [syn: {boiling}, {stewing}]
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