Simmer - English meaning

Simmer – definitions in English dictionary

verb
(of water or food that is being heated) stay just below boiling point while bubbling gently.
Usage examples:
The goulash was simmering slowly in the oven
Synonims:
Boil gently Not quite boil Cook gently Stew Poach Bubble Seethe

noun
A state or temperature just below boiling point.
Usage examples:
Bring the water to a simmer

verb
To cook a liquid or something with liquid in it at a temperature slightly below boiling
Usage examples:
[ i ] add broth and simmer for 15 minutes., bring the water to a simmer.

Simmer translation into English

Simmer: translate from English into Chinese

煨, 炖, 熬, 拼命忍住

Simmer: translate from English into Dutch

Sudderen, Pruttelen, Gepruttel, Gesudder, Eventje koken, Gisten, Smeulen, Het zacht koken

Simmer: translate from English into French

Mijoter, Frémir, Mitonner, Bouillir document, Faire cuire à feu doux, S'apaiser

Simmer: translate from English into German

Kochen, Sieden, Garen, Ziehen

Simmer: translate from English into Hindi

धीरे-धीरे पकना, उबाल, नरज़ हो जाना, उबालना, उबालकर बनाना, क्रोध की अवस्था में बने रहना, गुनगुनाहट, थोडा थोडा खोलना

Simmer: translate from English into Italian

Cuocere a fuoco lento, Sobbollire, Lenta ebollizione, Covare

Simmer: translate from English into Korean

끓이다, 뭉근히 끓게 삶다, 뭉근히 끓게 하다, 막 터지려고 하다, 우글거리다, 부글부글 끓다, 서서히 끓어오르는 상태, 서서히 삶아지는 상태

Simmer: translate from English into Russian

Кипеть, Кипятить на медленном огне, Закипать, Закипание, Кипеть на медленном огне, Булькать, Еле сдерживать гнев, Еле сдерживать смех, Медленное кипячение

Simmer: translate from English into Spanish

Hervir a fuego lento, Fermentar, Estar a punto de hervir

Word origin

mid 17th century: alteration of dialect simper (in the same sense), perhaps imitative.

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Simmer – similar words

simmers

verb
(of water or food that is being heated) stay just below boiling point while bubbling gently.
Usage examples:
The goulash was simmering slowly in the oven

noun
A state or temperature just below boiling point.
Usage examples:
Bring the water to a simmer

verb
To cook a liquid or something with liquid in it at a temperature slightly below boiling
Usage examples:
[ i ] add broth and simmer for 15 minutes., bring the water to a simmer.

Simmers - all meanings in English

simmering

verb
(of water or food that is being heated) stay just below boiling point while bubbling gently.
Usage examples:
The goulash was simmering slowly in the oven

noun
A state or temperature just below boiling point.
Usage examples:
Bring the water to a simmer

adjective
Cooking at a temperature that is slightly below boiling
Usage examples:
A pot of simmering water, simmering tensions, the simmering controversy now appears to be coming to…

Simmering - all meanings in English

simmered

verb
(of water or food that is being heated) stay just below boiling point while bubbling gently.
Usage examples:
The goulash was simmering slowly in the oven

noun
A state or temperature just below boiling point.
Usage examples:
Bring the water to a simmer

verb
Past simple and past participle of simmer
Usage examples:
Leave the vegetables to simmer for a few minutes., the strike has been simmering for weeks., she's …

Simmered - all meanings in English

Simmer synonims

bubble

noun
A thin sphere of liquid enclosing air or another gas.
Usage examples:
We'd shake up a piece of soap in a tin of warm water and blow bubbles

verb
(of a liquid) form rising bubbles of gas or air.
Usage examples:
A pot of coffee bubbled away on the stove

noun
A ball of air in a liquid or on its surface, or in the air
Usage examples:
When water begins to boil, small bubbles form around the edge of the pot., the water in the pot beg…

Bubble - all meanings in English

poach

verb
Cook (an egg) without its shell in or over boiling water.
Usage examples:
A breakfast of poached egg and grilled bacon

verb
Illegally hunt or catch (game or fish) on land that is not one's own or in contravention of official protection.
Usage examples:
20 tigers are thought to have been poached from national parks

verb
To cook something in water or another liquid that is almost boiling
Usage examples:
Poached eggs, [ t ] anybody you see with a piece of ivory has poached it., [ i ] foreign fishing bo…

Poach - all meanings in English

seethe

verb
(of a liquid) boil or be turbulent as if boiling.
Usage examples:
The grey ocean seethed

verb
To feel very angry
Usage examples:
She was still seething, remembering how rudely she was treated.

Seethe - all meanings in English

stew

noun
A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.
Usage examples:
Lamb stew

verb
(with reference to meat, fruit, or other food) cook or be cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.
Usage examples:
Beef stewed in wine

noun
A pond or large tank for keeping fish for eating.
Usage examples:
On one of my local stew ponds there is an attitude that if it's not into double figures it ain't wo…

Stew - all meanings in English

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