SIMMERING

boiling, stewing, simmering

(noun) cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

simmering

present participle of simmer

Noun

simmering (plural simmerings)

The act of something that simmers.

Anagrams

• immersing

Source: Wiktionary

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SIMMER

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

Definition: 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.

Sim"mer, v. t.

Definition: To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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