Library / English Dictionary

SIMMERING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil

Synonyms:

boiling; simmering; stewing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("simmering" is a kind of...):

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Derivation:

simmer (boil slowly at low temperature)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb simmer

Credits