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
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Recent Examples of simmering
Drop the bag right into simmering water.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
There is so much strategy simmering in every inhale before the action.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Or a miserable 48 in the case of the Rangers, still simmering in Philadelphia.
—Kevin Sherrington
mar. 27, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
As Irma, who painfully waits for news of the fate of her family, Gardner embodies the agony — her performance is a quiet, simmering slow burn that shows both despair and hope.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Reheat chilled eggs in barely simmering water for 1–2 minutes, or cover them with hot tap water and let sit about 30 minutes until warmed through.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
The friendly went off without any major hiccups despite the simmering feud between the town of Foxborough and World Cup organizers over almost $8 million in security costs.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
But what was once a simmering tension has now erupted into visibility and formality.
—Tina Nguyen, The Verge, 25 Mar. 2026
The riots are widely regarded as the spark that turned simmering tensions into a full-scale civil war.
—Eranda Jayawickreme, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
There is so much strategy simmering in every inhale before the action.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Or a miserable 48 in the case of the Rangers, still simmering in Philadelphia.
—Kevin Sherrington
mar. 27, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
As Irma, who painfully waits for news of the fate of her family, Gardner embodies the agony — her performance is a quiet, simmering slow burn that shows both despair and hope.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Reheat chilled eggs in barely simmering water for 1–2 minutes, or cover them with hot tap water and let sit about 30 minutes until warmed through.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
The friendly went off without any major hiccups despite the simmering feud between the town of Foxborough and World Cup organizers over almost $8 million in security costs.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
But what was once a simmering tension has now erupted into visibility and formality.
—Tina Nguyen, The Verge, 25 Mar. 2026
The riots are widely regarded as the spark that turned simmering tensions into a full-scale civil war.
—Eranda Jayawickreme, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simmering
Verb
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Add eggs to a pot of already boiling water.—
Sarah Jampel,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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When all are well mixed, pour on the boiling Ale by degrees, beating up the mixture continually; then pour it rapidly backward and forward from one jug to another, keeping one jug raised high above the other; till the flip is smooth and finely frothed.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After nine episodes spent stewing in suspicion, the CBS legal drama has released the tension from one of its biggest secrets and forced Julian into action.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2026
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Short cooking preparations of okra, such as frying or sauteeing, release less mucilage than long ones, such as stewing.—
Andrew Coletti,
Popular Science,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Simmering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simmering. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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