simmer

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈsɪmɚ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈsɪmə/

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• Hyphenation: sim‧mer

Verb

Plain form simmer

Third-person singular simmers

Past tense simmered

Past participle simmered

Present participle simmering

1. (transitive) If you simmer something, you cook or to cause it to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
   • Synonym: coddle

   The soup simmered on the stove.

   Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.

Related words

• braise
• stew