English

Alternative forms

• simmer

Noun

Simmer ‎(plural Simmers)

1. (slang, video games) A fan of the Sims series by Maxis.

English

Alternative forms

• simber (obsolete)

Noun

simmer ‎(uncountable)

1. The state or process of simmering.

   The kettle was kept on the simmer.

Translations

Verb

simmer ‎(third-person singular simple present simmers, present participle simmering, simple past and past participle simmered)

1. (intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

   The soup simmered on the stove.

2. (transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

   Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.

3. (intransitive) To remain angry with someone/something past the point of exhaustion; to resign oneself to holding a grudge, instead of and esp. after failed attempts to resolve a situation.

   I tried to get through to him; all that's left for me to do is simmer.

Synonyms

• (to cook slowly, trans.) coddle
• (to bear a grudge) fester

Derived terms

• simmer down

Translations

Anagrams

• mimers

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɪmɐ/

Verb

simmer

1. (colloquial, regional) Contraction of sind wir.

   Wann simmer denn da?

   When are we gonna be there?

Usage notes

This contraction is common throughout central Germany, southern Germany, and Austria. It is only occasionally heard in northern Germany.

See also

• hammer

Scots

Alternative forms

• simer, sumer, somer

Etymology

From Old English sumor, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz.

Noun

simmer ‎(plural simmers)

1. summer

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian sumur, sumer, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz. Compare Dutch zomer, German Sommer, English summer, Danish sommer.

Noun

simmer c ‎(plural simmers)

1. summer