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Main Entry:: ¹sim·mer
Pronunciation:: \ˈsi-mər\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: sim·mered; sim·mer·ing \ˈsi-mə-riŋ, ˈsim-riŋ\
Etymology:: alteration of English dialect simper, from Middle English simperen, of imitative origin
Date:: 1653

intransitive verb1: to stew gently below or just at the boiling point2 a: to be in a state of incipient development : ferment <ideas simmering in the back of my mind> b: to be in inward turmoil : seethetransitive verb: to cook slowly in a liquid just below the boiling point

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