Dictionary Entry
simmer
simmer is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil.
- 2transitive verb
To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point.
- 3noun
temperature just below the boiling point
"the stew remained at a simmer for hours"
- 4verb
boil slowly at low temperature
"simmer the sauce"
"simmering water"
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