Crossword clues for simmer
simmer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
I simmer as liquor doth on the fire before it beginneth
to boil.
--Palsgrave.
Simmer \Sim"mer\, v. t. To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, alteration of simperen "to simmer" (late 15c.), possibly imitative; not thought to be connected to simper (v.). OED says the change is "probably due to a feeling of phonetic appropriateness." Figurative sense, of feelings, "to be agitated" is from 1764. Opposite sense, in simmer down, first recorded 1871, probably from the notion of moving from a full boil to a mere simmer.\n\nI must and will keep shady and quiet till Bret Harte simmers down a little.
[Mark Twain, letter, 1871]
\nRelated: Simmered; simmering. The noun meaning "a condition of simmering" is from 1809.Wiktionary
alt. The state or process of simmering. n. The state or process of simmering. vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. 2 (context transitive English) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. 3 (context intransitive English) 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.
WordNet
n. temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"
v. boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water"
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "simmer".
Cover with salted and acidulated water, bring to the boil, simmer for half an hour, drain, garnish with lemon and parsley, and serve with a parsley sauce.
Clean and trim a striped bass and simmer half an hour in salted and acidulated water to cover.
Prepare and clean the fish and simmer until done in salted and acidulated water.
She had dropped Chucky off at his house and picked up Reheema, who had been sitting on his front steps, simmering despite the frigid temperature.
Light mariachi music came from the center unit and the wonderful smells of simmering menudo and fresh-cut cilantro and, when I drew closer, the sound of a woman singing with the music.
Notre Dame, over the river running by, past windows aflame with the setting sun, stopping for a moment to buy some wine and to watch two clochard lying astride a metro grill, their faces laced with wine and grime, simmering gently, like a country stew.
Let all simmer slowly for two hours, then put all through a colander, return it to the pot, heat to boiling, thicken with a tablespoonful of butter rolled in cornstarch, season with pepper and salt to taste and serve hot.
She got the bones out of the oven, drained the fat off, deglazed the pot and set it to simmer, turned the fan on to get rid of the smell of blackened onions, put in one clove and a quarter of a bay leaf.
Mr Cecil, delighted at the possibility of mischief arising from this narrowing down of the party, struck out for himself and declared that ideas for Hoowarnese-inspired designs were simmering on the hob, duckies, and he must get out Little Red Attashy case and dash them down forthwith.
Nothing but the vilest folly and feculence, that might have simmered glimmeringly in the narrow brain of a chimpanzee, flows from the pens of our epistolary Southern brethren.
Wang wrinkled her nose at the latest potpourri simmering on the decorative brazier, reminded Xiao Fei to dust the good-fortune frogs, then wandered off for her hair appointment while taking the morning receipts with her.
Garlic, spices, simmering sauces, frying meats, baking breads and cakes and gnocchi e canditti.
On the stove, the simmering pots released yet other aromas, and in the boiling water, tender gnocchi bobbed and swirled.
Covington Hitchcock stared at her, still awed, still wondering, still simmering with anger he tried in vain to mask with civility.
Chopping them with a practiced ease, he never stopped chattering while Jant brought out loaves of bread and added some potatoes to the soup she had simmering.