Simmer
/ˈsɪmər/verb
To cook something on low heat.
Simmer the soup for 15 minutes.
Often appears as...
- simmer the soup
- let it simmer
verb
To become increasingly calmer, especially after being angry or excited.
I was seething with anger, but slowly started to simmer down.
Often appears as...
- simmer down now
- he started to simmer down
verb
To be filled with intensity, typically about to burst out or express.
The room was simmering with tension.
Often appears as...
- simmering with anger
- simmering with tension
verb
To cook something on low heat.
Simmer the soup for 15 minutes.
Often appears as...
- simmer the soup
- let it simmer
verb
To become increasingly calmer, especially after being angry or excited.
I was seething with anger, but slowly started to simmer down.
Often appears as...
- simmer down now
- he started to simmer down
verb
To be filled with intensity, typically about to burst out or express.
The room was simmering with tension.
Often appears as...
- simmering with anger
- simmering with tension
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Cooking Technique
Simmering is gentler than boiling; watch for small bubbles at the pot's edge.
Remember to simmer the sauce to avoid burning it.
Pro Tip 2/3Heat Control
Adjust the heat to maintain the simmer and avoid rapid boiling.
Turn the stove down low to keep the broth simmering.
Pro Tip 3/3Cooking Time
Food simmered too long may disintegrate; too short may be undercooked.
Simmer the chicken until it's fully cooked but still tender.
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How to bring classical...
music director in California the search director committee chairman simply said to me I'm sorry you just don't look like what our audience expects the conductor to look like we can't give you this job I know so to be honest after this kind of conflagration of rage burning inside me had kind of slowly simmered down to just you know merely a simmering anger
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How our friendship...
You're an incredible mom who would never exploit your boys in any way, so I had to stop and check myself. I had a decision to make. I could take the easy way out and just choose not to say anything to her, and instead just kind of simmer in my frustration, or I could ask her to learn more about her motivations.
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The Future of the Food...
In the food ecosystem, we're often told to be patient when we plant the seed to let it grow. We're often told to let the vegetables simmer so that the juices will flow. We're told that "ndidiamaka," patience is a virtue. But a wise woman once said,
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"Everything happens for...
for the bad things that happen? I Would it be better to live without outrageous formulas for why people deserve what they get? And what was so funny and so terrible was, of course, I thought I asked people to simmer down
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James Forbes: Compassion...
I allowed my anger, my bitterness, my grief to simmer a while, and then I made up my mind that I was going to make a different world, and we can do that together." That's a picture. Compassion? I think I see it.
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C.K. Williams: Poetry...
even in lipstick and mascara, their hair aflow, could only stand wringing their hands, begging for peace, while father and son, like thugs, like thieves, like Romans, simmered and hissed and hated,
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Should we eat bugs? -...
where huge tarantulas are gathered, fried, and sold in the marketplace. In southern Africa, the juicy mopane worm is a dietary staple, simmered in a spicy sauce or eaten dried and salted.
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Environmentalism on the...
the whole world is grilling today we're gonna be taking those oysters just plucked from the water we're gonna be grilling them with a little bit of smoked paprika and peach simmered in a
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How designing brand-new...
So here we are in the kitchen, working on this. So let me give this a quick zip. And then we'll set these to the side and let these simmer for a minute. If DNA is the blueprint of life,
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Could You Pass the...
unfazed he keeps dancing while all around him the others to come to the phrasing slowly the neurotoxic venom is turning their hands and to swollen simmering
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How to bring classical...
music director in California the search director committee chairman simply said to me I'm sorry you just don't look like what our audience expects the conductor to look like we can't give you this job I know so to be honest after this kind of conflagration of rage burning inside me had kind of slowly simmered down to just you know merely a simmering anger
Video examples
How our friendship...
You're an incredible mom who would never exploit your boys in any way, so I had to stop and check myself. I had a decision to make. I could take the easy way out and just choose not to say anything to her, and instead just kind of simmer in my frustration, or I could ask her to learn more about her motivations.
Video examples
The Future of the Food...
In the food ecosystem, we're often told to be patient when we plant the seed to let it grow. We're often told to let the vegetables simmer so that the juices will flow. We're told that "ndidiamaka," patience is a virtue. But a wise woman once said,
Video examples
"Everything happens for...
for the bad things that happen? I Would it be better to live without outrageous formulas for why people deserve what they get? And what was so funny and so terrible was, of course, I thought I asked people to simmer down
Video examples
James Forbes: Compassion...
I allowed my anger, my bitterness, my grief to simmer a while, and then I made up my mind that I was going to make a different world, and we can do that together." That's a picture. Compassion? I think I see it.
Video examples
C.K. Williams: Poetry...
even in lipstick and mascara, their hair aflow, could only stand wringing their hands, begging for peace, while father and son, like thugs, like thieves, like Romans, simmered and hissed and hated,
Video examples
Should we eat bugs? -...
where huge tarantulas are gathered, fried, and sold in the marketplace. In southern Africa, the juicy mopane worm is a dietary staple, simmered in a spicy sauce or eaten dried and salted.
Video examples
Environmentalism on the...
the whole world is grilling today we're gonna be taking those oysters just plucked from the water we're gonna be grilling them with a little bit of smoked paprika and peach simmered in a
Video examples
How designing brand-new...
So here we are in the kitchen, working on this. So let me give this a quick zip. And then we'll set these to the side and let these simmer for a minute. If DNA is the blueprint of life,
Video examples
Could You Pass the...
unfazed he keeps dancing while all around him the others to come to the phrasing slowly the neurotoxic venom is turning their hands and to swollen simmering
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Gilbert Arenas
American Athlete
I made myself into what I thought was a big-time player, and nobody in L.A. seemed to care or believe I was any good. When I started hearing I wouldn't play in college, I would just let it simmer inside me and then be like, 'Okay. That's what you think? Okay.' The number zero was the only way I could express that.
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Adam F. Goldberg
American Producer
The Wonder Years' family was the kind where everything seemed to be bubbling and simmering with the occasional explosion. There were a lot of things that went unsaid in that family. In my family, everything is said - on the surface, you scream and yell about it, and three minutes later, you're all friends.
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Carl Honore
Canadian Journalist
Turn the preparing of food into a communal affair by enlisting others to help with the chopping, grating, stirring, simmering, tasting and seasoning. When the cooking is finished, eat together round the table with the electronic gadgets switched off so you can savor the food and let the conversation flow.
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Barack Obama
American President
As I said last week in the wake of the grand jury decision, I think Ferguson laid bare a problem that is not unique to St. Louis or that area, and is not unique to our time, and that is a simmering distrust that exists between too many police departments and too many communities of color.
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Ricki-Lee Coulter
Australian Musician
Things don't weigh me down any more. I confront things, and I move on. I don't dwell on things; I don't let things simmer under the surface. I am where it starts and where it ends. I have the power in my life to be happy.
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Stellan Skarsgard
Swedish Actor
It's fun to play characters with a past, but it's also fun to play any role that is what I would call a 'pressure cooker' kind of character, where the lid is on, and it's left to simmer throughout the movie.
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Paul Harding
American Author
I worry that if whatever pops into your head at any instant immediately goes online, you lose the crucial time for your thoughts to simmer and evolve and build up nuance, depth and empathy.
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Marge Kennedy
Soup is a lot like a family. Each ingredient enhances the others; each batch has its own characteristics; and it needs time to simmer to reach full flavor.
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George Pelecanos
American Author
A lot of guys are walking around with a lot simmering beneath the surface, and sometimes it explodes.
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Eric Holder
American Public Servant
History simmers beneath the surface in more communities than just Ferguson.
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Gilbert Arenas
American Athlete
I made myself into what I thought was a big-time player, and nobody in L.A. seemed to care or believe I was any good. When I started hearing I wouldn't play in college, I would just let it simmer inside me and then be like, 'Okay. That's what you think? Okay.' The number zero was the only way I could express that.
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Adam F. Goldberg
American Producer
The Wonder Years' family was the kind where everything seemed to be bubbling and simmering with the occasional explosion. There were a lot of things that went unsaid in that family. In my family, everything is said - on the surface, you scream and yell about it, and three minutes later, you're all friends.
Quote examples
Carl Honore
Canadian Journalist
Turn the preparing of food into a communal affair by enlisting others to help with the chopping, grating, stirring, simmering, tasting and seasoning. When the cooking is finished, eat together round the table with the electronic gadgets switched off so you can savor the food and let the conversation flow.
Quote examples
Barack Obama
American President
As I said last week in the wake of the grand jury decision, I think Ferguson laid bare a problem that is not unique to St. Louis or that area, and is not unique to our time, and that is a simmering distrust that exists between too many police departments and too many communities of color.
Quote examples
Ricki-Lee Coulter
Australian Musician
Things don't weigh me down any more. I confront things, and I move on. I don't dwell on things; I don't let things simmer under the surface. I am where it starts and where it ends. I have the power in my life to be happy.
Quote examples
Stellan Skarsgard
Swedish Actor
It's fun to play characters with a past, but it's also fun to play any role that is what I would call a 'pressure cooker' kind of character, where the lid is on, and it's left to simmer throughout the movie.
Quote examples
Paul Harding
American Author
I worry that if whatever pops into your head at any instant immediately goes online, you lose the crucial time for your thoughts to simmer and evolve and build up nuance, depth and empathy.
Quote examples
Marge Kennedy
Soup is a lot like a family. Each ingredient enhances the others; each batch has its own characteristics; and it needs time to simmer to reach full flavor.
Quote examples
George Pelecanos
American Author
A lot of guys are walking around with a lot simmering beneath the surface, and sometimes it explodes.
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Eric Holder
American Public Servant
History simmers beneath the surface in more communities than just Ferguson.
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