2 entries under this word

Simmer

Sĭm'mer, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. SIMMERED; p. pr. & vb. n. SIMMERING.] [Prov. Eng. also simper;—an onomatopoetic word.] To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil.

Sĭm'mer, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To cause to boil gently.