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- pronunciation:
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- phrases:
- simmer down
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
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verb |
| inflections: |
simmers, simmering, simmered |
| definition: |
to cook in a liquid that is kept near the boiling point.
I simmered the pasta for several minutes.- similar words:
- boil, cook, poach, seethe, steam, stew
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| related words: |
boil |
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| phrase: |
simmer down |
| derivation: |
simmeringly (adv.) |
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