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"text": "The soup simmered on the stove.",
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"ref": "1945 January and February, “Notes and News: American Locomotives in France”, in Railway Magazine, page 46",
"text": "The locomotive was the now inevitable American 2-8-0, No. 2623. There she stood, effectively blocking the level crossing, simmering gently, massively inert. It was almost dark, and one's final sight was of her high, firelit cab, the enginemen nonchalantly leaning out, waiting for the right-away, while impatient road convoys piled up on both sides of the crossing.",
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"ref": "2004, Susan Westmoreland, The Good Housekeeping Cookbook, Hearst Books, page 89",
"text": "That way, the heat can circulate under the meat and prevent it from simmering in its juices.",
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"To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point."
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"(intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point."
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "熬"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "guisar"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "გაცხელება"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "suanbhruith"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
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"roman": "eun'geunhi kkeurida",
"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "은근히 끓이다"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "gotować na wolnym ogniu"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "aferventar"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "gotovitʹsja na medlennom ogne",
"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "готовиться на медленном огне"
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"roman": "tomitʹsja",
"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "томиться"
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"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "eàrr-bhruich"
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"_dis1": "44 33 7 7 9",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "calentar"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "entibiar"
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"_dis1": "44 33 7 7 9",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "a fuego lento"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "(intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "sjuda"
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"text": "Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.",
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"ref": "1981, Phyllis Hobson, Easy Game Cookery, Storey Publishing, page 2",
"text": "There are other easy ways you can bake and simmer and sauté wild game without qualifying as a gourmet cook.",
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"(transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point."
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kǎkrja",
"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "къкря"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "coure amb poc foc"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wēi",
"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "煨"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "stoven"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "sudderen"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "hauduttaa"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "faire mijoter"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "guisar"
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"_dis1": "17 73 3 3 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "sieden"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "köcheln"
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"_dis1": "17 73 3 3 4",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sigovrázo",
"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "σιγοβράζω"
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"_dis1": "17 73 3 3 4",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "suanbhruith"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "scaldare"
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"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "ferbe"
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"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
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"code": "nb",
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"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "trekke"
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"_dis1": "17 73 3 3 4",
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "gotować na wolnym ogniu"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "aferventar"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "gotovitʹ na medlennom ogne",
"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "готовить на медленном огне"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "gotovitʹ, ne dovodja do kipenija",
"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "готовить, не доводя до кипения"
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"code": "gd",
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"word": "eàrr-bhruich"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "entibiar"
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"_dis1": "17 73 3 3 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "cocer a fuego lento"
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"_dis1": "17 73 3 3 4",
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"sense": "(transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly",
"word": "sjuda"
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"ref": "2006, Earl Ganz, The Taos Truth Game, UNM Press",
"text": "Maybe that really did happen, and Robin's anger at his wife had simmered for this long?",
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"(intransitive, figurative) To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated."
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"text": "I tried to get through to him; all that's left for me to do is simmer.",
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"(intransitive, figurative) 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."
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"ref": "2003, Mark H. Walker, Games That Sell!, Wordware Publishing, Inc., page 162",
"text": "The idea for The Sims was one that had been simmering in Wright's mind for quite some time, and was initially conceived as an architecture simulation.",
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"(intransitive, figurative) To develop gradually, of an idea or plan."
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"word": "ferment"
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"roman": "vyzrevátʹ",
"sense": "(intransitive) to develop gradually, of an idea or plan",
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
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{
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "simber"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kǎkrene",
"sense": "process of simmering",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "къкрене"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "process of simmering",
"word": "hauduttaminen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sigovrásimo",
"sense": "process of simmering",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "σιγοβράσιμο"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "process of simmering",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aferventamento"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "process of simmering",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "calentamiento"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "process of simmering",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "sjudning"
}
],
"word": "simmer"
}
{
"categories": [
"English 2-syllable words",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms suffixed with -er",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"Rhymes:English/ɪmə(ɹ)",
"Rhymes:English/ɪmə(ɹ)/2 syllables"
],
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{
"args": {
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"2": "sim",
"3": "-er",
"gloss1": "simulation",
"pos1": "n"
},
"expansion": "sim (“simulation”, noun) + -er",
"name": "af"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From sim (“simulation”, noun) + -er.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "simmers",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "simmer (plural simmers)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English informal terms",
"en:Video games"
],
"glosses": [
"Someone who plays a sim (a simulation game), particularly The Sims."
],
"links": [
[
"video game",
"video game"
],
[
"sim",
"sim"
],
[
"simulation",
"simulation"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal, video games) Someone who plays a sim (a simulation game), particularly The Sims."
],
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"topics": [
"video-games"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈsɪmɚ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsɪmə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪmə(ɹ)"
},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"word": "simmer"
}
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