Synonyms of simmering

simmering

verb

present participle of simmer

as in boiling

to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam

I gently simmered the chili for an hour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boiling
• stewing
• poaching
• parboiling
• steaming
• coddling
• scalding
• braising
• pressure-cooking
• reboiling
• smothering
• fricasseeing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of simmering

But there’s also plenty of acrimony and recrimination in the aftermath of the school board election and one final confrontation between King and Paul Martino at a roundtable that leaves little doubt that tensions are still simmering. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

As the male assassin finds her and nearly drowns her in a lake, River catches up to the scene in time to save her, and the episode shifts to accommodate the romantic chemistry that’s been simmering between them since the series premiere. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

Targeted by white supremacists Election Day of 1871 was one of the most consequential in the history of Philadelphia, at the time an epicenter for the simmering tensions surrounding Black suffrage. — Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026

The killing of a woman in Okinawa has sparked an outcry across Japan and inflamed long-simmering tensions over the US military presence on the island. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 7 Oct. 2026

Sure, a big pot simmering on the stovetop is just the thing for a leisurely winter afternoon, but there’s a world of soups that are speedy without skimping on flavor. — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026

In Ethiopia, a long-simmering conflict recently exploded into open war. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026

Spain is hard-hit due to small rental market The housing crunch has been simmering for years in Spain, eating into household budgets and angering voters. — Joseph Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

As Western nations prepare to release more stocks, tensions are simmering in the Middle East. — Sam Meredith,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026