'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
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • I simmer as liquor doth on the fire before it beginneth to boil. --Palsgrave. [1913 Webster]

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]

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