Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - simmer
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Simmer
simmer
~1 v 1 to cook something slowly in water that is gently boiling (A pot was simmering on the stove.) 2 if you are simmering or your emotions are simmering, you feel anger, hate, love etc very strongly, and can only just prevent yourself from expressing it (Passions were simmering underneath the surface.) (The crowd was simmering with rage by the time the defendant arrived in court.) 3 simmer down! spoken used to tell someone to be less excited, angry etc (Simmer down, Holly - it won't help to lose your temper.) ~2 n the condition of simmering (Bring the vegetables to a simmer.)
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(simmers, simmering, simmered) 1. When you simmer food or when it simmers, you cook it by keeping it at boiling point or just below boiling point. Make an infusion by boiling and simmering the rhubarb and camomile together... Turn the heat down so the sauce simmers gently. VERB: V n, V • Simmer is also a noun. Combine the stock, whole onion and peppercorns in a pan and bring to a simmer. N-SING 2. If a conflict or a quarrel simmers, it does not actually happen for a period of time, but eventually builds up to the point where it does. ...bitter divisions that have simmered for more than half a century... The province was attacked a month ago after weeks of simmering tension. VERB: V, V-ing ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: alteration of English dialect simper, from Middle English simperen, of imitative origin Date: 1653 intransitive verb 1. to stew gently below or just at the boiling point 2. a. to be in a state of incipient development ; ferment ideas ~ing in the back of my mind b. to be in inward turmoil ; seethe transitive verb to cook slowly in a liquid just below the boiling point II. noun Date: 1809 the state of ~ing ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. 1 intr. & tr. be or keep bubbling or boiling gently. 2 intr. be in a state of suppressed anger or excitement. --n. a simmering condition. Phrases and idioms simmer down become calm or less agitated. Etymology: alt. of ME (now dial.) simper, perh. imit. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. медленное кипячение; медленное кипение; закипание to keep at a simmer —- поддерживать медленное кипение 2. постепенное медленное нагревание 3. кипеть на медленном огне the kettle is simmering on the stove —- чайник потихоньку кипит на плите 4. кипятить на медленном огне 5. булькать 6. бурлить Congress simmered with plans to reduce expenditure —- конгресс бурлил от планов сокращения расходов ideas were simmering at the back of his mind —- в глубине его сознания роились мысли 7. кипеть (от гнева, ярости) to simmer wiht indignation —- кипеть от негодования ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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down а) кипеть на медленном огне, выкипать The soup has simmered down after all this time, so that there is hardly any left. б) успокоиться, остыть Dont try to ask Jim a favour, give him time to simmer down. SIMMER 1. noun закипание 2. v. 1) закипать; кипеть на медленном огне 2) кипятить на медленном огне 3) еле сдерживать (гнев или смех); he was simmering with anger - он еле сдерживал свой гнев - simmer down Syn: see boil ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1653, alteration of simperen "to simmer" (1477), possibly of imitative origin. Opposite sense, in simmer down, first recorded 1871. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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