simmer
Short definition from Wiktionary
Verb
- To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
- To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
- To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated.
- 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.
- To develop gradually, of an idea or plan.
Noun
- The state or process of simmering.
- Someone who plays a sim (a simulation game), particularly The Sims.
- A fan of the video game series The Sims.
Proper noun
- A surname from German.
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