Associations to the word «Simmer»

Wiktionary

SIMMER, noun. The state or process of simmering.
SIMMER, verb. (intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
SIMMER, verb. (transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
SIMMER, verb. (intransitive) To remain angry with someone/something past the point of exhaustion; to resign oneself to holding a grudge, instead of and esp. after failed attempts to resolve a situation.
SIMMER, noun. A fan of the Sims series by Maxis.
SIMMER DOWN, verb. (intransitive) (idiomatic) To decrease in intensity of anger, agitation, or excitement.

Dictionary definition

SIMMER, noun. Temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours".
SIMMER, verb. Boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King