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Definition simmer

Etymology 1

From alteration of dialectal simper, from Middle English simperen (“to simmer”) [late 15 c.], of possibly imitative origin. First attested in the intransitive sense. The noun is from the verb.

Verb

simmer (third-person singular simple present simmers, present participle simmering, simple past and past participle simmered)

1. (intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. [from mid 17 c.]
2. (transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
3. (intransitive, figuratively) To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated. [from 1760s]
4. (intransitive, figuratively) 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

simmer

1. The state or process of simmering. [from early 19 c.]

Etymology 2

From sim +‎ -er.

Noun

simmer (plural simmers)

1. (informal) Someone who plays a sim (a simulation game), particularly The Sims.

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