'Simmer' definitions:
Definition of 'simmer'
From: WordNet
noun
Temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"
verb
Boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water"
Definition of 'Simmer'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Simmer'
From: GCIDE
- Simmer \Sim"mer\, v. t. To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'simmer'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bake,
- barbecue,
- baste,
- be in heat,
- be livid,
- be pissed,
- blanch,
- blaze,
- bloom,
- blubber,
- bluster,
- boil,
- boil over,
- braise,
- brew,
- broil,
- brown,
- browned off,
- bubble,
- bubble over,
- bubble up,
- burble,
- burn,
- calm down,
- carry on,
- chafe,
- choke,
- churn,
- coddle,
- combust,
- cook,
- cool it,
- cool off,
- curry,
- devil,
- distill,
- do,
- do to perfection,
- effervesce,
- ferment,
- fire,
- fizz,
- fizzle,
- flame,
- flame up,
- flare,
- flare up,
- flicker,
- flush,
- foam,
- fret,
- fricassee,
- frizz,
- frizzle,
- fry,
- fume,
- gasp,
- glow,
- go on,
- griddle,
- grill,
- guggle,
- gurgle,
- have a conniption,
- heat,
- hiss,
- incandesce,
- moil,
- oven-bake,
- pan,
- pan-broil,
- pant,
- parboil,
- parch,
- pissed off,
- plop,
- poach,
- prepare,
- prepare food,
- radiate heat,
- rage,
- raise Cain,
- raise hell,
- raise the devil,
- raise the roof,
- rant,
- rant and rave,
- rave,
- roast,
- saute,
- scald,
- scallop,
- scorch,
- sear,
- seethe,
- shimmer with heat,
- shirr,
- simmer down,
- sizzle,
- smoke,
- smolder,
- smother,
- smoulder,
- spark,
- sparkle,
- steam,
- stew,
- stifle,
- stir,
- stir-fry,
- storm,
- suffocate,
- sweat,
- swelter,
- take on,
- throw a fit,
- toast,
- work