Added 8 October 2026
simmer
/ˈsɪmə/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about simmer at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
verb
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Boil slowly at low temperature.
simmer the sauce
Origin
From alteration of dialectal simper, from Middle English simperen (“to simmer”), of possibly imitative origin. First attested in the intransitive sense. The noun is from the verb. First attested in the late 15ᵗʰ century.
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