transitive verb To cause to boil gently to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point.To cause to simmer heat gradually: said especially of liquids kept just below the boiling-point.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.Figuratively, to be on the point of boiling or breaking forth, as suppressed anger.To make a gentle murmuring or hissing sound, under the action of heat, as liquids when beginning to boil hence, to become heated gradually: said especially of liquids which are to be kept, while heating, just below the boiling-point.noun A gentle, gradual, uniform heating: said especially of liquids.noun The state or process of simmering.intransitive verb To keep (a liquid) near or just below the boiling point.intransitive verb To cook (food) gently in a liquid just at or below the boiling point.intransitive verb To develop in a slow or unexcited way: synonym: boil.intransitive verb To be in a state of mild agitation or turmoil.intransitive verb To be filled with pent-up emotion.intransitive verb To be cooked gently or remain just at or below the boiling point.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
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