Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of simmer
nounsimmering (plural simmerings)
plural simmerings
- The act of something that simmers.
The women's insistence since 1992 on justice for Palestinians predicted the political simmerings that would accompany partial justice and a limited peace process […]
2003, Ayala H. Emmett, Our Sisters' Promised Land, page 233
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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simmering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simmering
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “simmering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simmering.
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