verb · transitive · rare

simmer

simmer · simmers · simmered · simmering

бродити, ферментувати

готовиться на медленном огне, томиться, готовить на медленном огне, готовить, не доводя до кипения

köcheln, sieden, simmern, schwelen

To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling pointTo cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

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UK/ˈsɪmə/US/ˈsɪmɚ/

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Meaning

5 senses

(intransitive)To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
The soup simmered on the stove.
sieden, köcheln, simmern
готовиться на медленном огнеgotovitʹsja na medlennom ogne, томитьсяtomitʹsja
(transitive)To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.
sieden, köcheln
готовить на медленном огнеgotovitʹ na medlennom ogne, готовить, не доводя до кипенияgotovitʹ, ne dovodja do kipenija
(figuratively, intransitive)To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated.
schwelen
(figuratively, intransitive)To remain angry with someone or something past the point of exhaustion; to resign oneself to holding a grudge, especially after some failed attempts to resolve a situation.
I tried to get through to him; all that's left for me to do is simmer.
(figuratively, intransitive)To develop gradually, of an idea or plan.
вызрева́тьvyzrevátʹ

More definitions

boil slowly at low temperature

Examples

32 sentences

What's the difference between boiling and simmering?
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Mackerel tastes good whether you simmer it or grill it.
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Please simmer the beans for a while over a low heat.
ruПрокипятите фасоль на медленном огне.
deLassen Sie die Bohnen ein Weilchen auf kleinem Feuer köcheln.
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How long should the sauce simmer?
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Tom needs to simmer down.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly:

(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly:

(intransitive) to develop gradually, of an idea or plan:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly:

(intransitive) to be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated:

Origin

From alteration of dialectal simper, from Middle English simperen (“to simmer”), of possib

From alteration of dialectal simper, from Middle English simperen (“to simmer”), of possibly imitative origin. First attested in the intransitive sense. The noun is from the verb. First attested in the late 15ᵗʰ century.

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