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 dial. simper, from Middle English simperen, of imitative origin

Date: 1653

intransitive verb 1 : to stew gently below or just at the boiling point
2 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