simmer

  • 21simmer — 1. noun The state or process of simmering. The kettle was kept on the simmer. 2. verb a) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. The soup …

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  • 22Simmer — Sịm|mer, das; s, [älter: Sümmer, Sumer, mhd. sumber, ahd. sumbir, eigtl. = geflochtener Korb] (früher): Hohlmaß (unterschiedlicher Größe) für Getreide. * * * Simmer   das, s/ , Simmi, Simri, alte deutsche Volumeneinheit (Trockenmaß), z. B. in… …

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  • 23simmer — sim|mer [ sımər ] verb intransitive or transitive to cook slowly at a temperature near boiling, or cook something in this way: Let the soup simmer for about 30 minutes. ,simmer down phrasal verb intransitive to become calm after being excited or… …

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  • 24Simmer — bis 1872 deutsches Hohlmaß für schüttbare feste Körper (z. B. Getreide). Für die Menge an Getreide, die man auf einmal mahlte. Nach je üblichem Teilungsfuß wurde diese Getreidemenge in 12 Simmer (oder Sömmer) unterteilt. Größen: rund 0,23–2,22 hl …

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  • 25simmer — варить, не доводя до кипения; кипеть to simmer with indignation кипеть от негодования to keep at a simmer поддерживать медленное кипение …

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  • 26simmer — Synonyms and related words: bake, barbecue, baste, be in heat, be livid, be pissed, blanch, blaze, bloom, blubber, bluster, boil, boil over, braise, brew, broil, brown, browned off, bubble, bubble over, bubble up, burble, burn, calm down, carry… …

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  • 27simmer — verb 1》 stay or cause to stay just below boiling point while bubbling gently. 2》 be in a state of suppressed anger or excitement.     ↘(simmer down) become calmer and quieter. noun a state or temperature just below boiling point. Origin C17: alt …

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  • 28simmer — verb 1) the soup was simmering on the stove Syn: boil gently, cook gently, bubble, stew 2) she was simmering with resentment Syn: be furious, be enraged, be angry, be incensed, be infuriated, seethe, fume …

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  • 29simmer — verb 1) the soup was simmering on the stove Syn: boil gently, cook gently, bubble 2) she was simmering with resentment Syn: seethe, fume, smoulder Phrases …

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  • 30simmer — sim•mer [[t]ˈsɪm ər[/t]] v. i. 1) coo to cook just at or below the boiling point 2) to be in a state of subdued or restrained activity, development, excitement, anger, etc 3) to keep (liquid) in a state approaching boiling 4) coo to cook in a… …

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