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The correct spelling is simmering.

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verb

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The correct spelling is simmering. To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. For example: "The soup simmered on the stove."

Usage Examples

The soup simmered on the stove.

Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.

I tried to get through to him; all that's left for me to do is simmer.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
  2. 2.To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
  3. 3.To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated.
  4. 4.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.

noun

  1. 1.The act of something that simmers.

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