Category:Simmer

Sim"mer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Simmered; p. pr. & vb. n. Simmering.] Etym: [prov. E. also simper; -- an onomatopoetic word.]

Defn: 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.

Defn: to cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or Just to the boiling point.