simmered
past simple and past participle ofsimmer
simmer
verb
uk/ˈsɪm.ər/us/ˈsɪm.ɚ/[IorT]
tocooksomethingliquid, or something withliquidin it, at atemperatureslightlybelowboiling:
Leave thevegetablesto simmer for a fewminutes.
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If adisagreementornegativeemotionsimmers, itgrowsslowlystrongerover aperiodoftimeand couldbecomemoreseriousat anymoment:
Thestrikehas been simmering forweeks.
She's been simmeringwithresentmenteversince themeeting.
Preparing food using heat
- air fryer
- bain-marie
- baking
- baking parchment
- barbecue
- blanch
- boil
- deep fat fryer
- deep-fried
- deep-fry
- done
- doneness
- overcook
- overdone
- pan-fry
- parboil
- poach
- sear
- underdone
- warm(someone/something)up
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Making progress and advancing
Phrasal verb
simmer down
Examplesofsimmered
simmered
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
A liquid which issimmeredis not totally transformed (at best, it may end up � � thickened).
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Club meetings oftensimmeredwith violence.
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This disagreement between the two professions on which we depend for our healthsimmeredfor quite a long time.
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I see no reason why we cannot reopen negotiations in a short time, after everything hassimmereddown.
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However, a short time afterwards the indignationsimmereddown.
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I want now to say a word on a matter which has not completely faded from the headlines or from the television screen, but which hassimmereddown a little.
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The resulting powder or paste is mixed with water, or more often broth, andsimmereduntil it is pungent and very thick.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When cooked, dolphin meat is cut into bite-size cubes and then batter-fried orsimmeredin a "miso" sauce with vegetables.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Vegetables such as leeks, onions, tomatoes, celery, and potatoes aresimmeredtogether with the broth and served with the fish.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The basic ingredients are meat and beans or ricesimmeredovernight on a hotplate or "blech", or placed in a slow oven.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In order to obtain a rich, umami flavor, the ingredients should besimmeredfor many hours.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The nimono issimmeredin the shiru over a period of time until the liquid is absorbed into the base ingredient or evaporated.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This mixture is thensimmered, covered, for at least one hour.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.To compensate for this, sometimes tougher birds aresimmeredtill tender, allowed to cool and dry, and then fried.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The mixture is placed over low heat andsimmereduntil quite clear.
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- sinking
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- sinking feeling
- sinking-feeling
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- sink in/sink into something
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