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Verb: simmer  si-mu(r)
  1. Boil slowly at low temperature
    "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water"
Noun: simmer  si-mu(r)
  1. Temperature just below the boiling point
    "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"

Derived forms: simmers, simmered, simmering

See also: simmering

Type of: boil, temperature

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