simmer
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The meaning (definition) of the word simmer
to cook food gently with tiny bubbles in the pot
The word simmer used in a sentence
“Mom will simmer the soup on the stove until it is warm.”
Words that mean the same as simmer (synonyms)
bubblecook
How the word simmer is said around the world
| French | mijoter (meezhohtay) |
| Spanish | hervir a fuego lento (ayrveer ah fwayghoh lentoh) |
| Mandarin | 煨 (wēi) |
| Hindi | उबाल (uubahl) |
| Arabic | غليان (ghahlahyahn) |
| Russian | тушить (tushit') |
| Portuguese (EU) | ferver (firuhvayr) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ferver (fayruhvayr) |
| Japanese | 煮る (niru) |
| German | kochen (kawkhuhn) |
| Urdu | ابالنا (uubahlnah) |
| Punjabi | ਉਬਾਲਣਾ (uubahluhnah) |
| Korean | 약불로 끓이다 (yagbulro ggeulhida) |
| Hebrew | רְתִיחָה (rteeykhah) |
| Greek | σιγοβράζω (sigobrazo) |
| Dutch | sudderen (suduhruhn) |
| Tagalog | kumulo nang mahina (koomooloh nahng maheenah) |
| Vietnamese | ninh (neeny) |
| Turkish | kısık ateşte (kusuk ahteshte) |
| Persian | جوشاندن (jooshahndahn) |
| Polish | dusić (doosheech) |
| Ukrainian | кипіти (kypity) |
| Bengali | ধীরে ধীরে ফোটানো (deeray deeray fohtahnoh) |
| Swedish | sjuda (skhoodah) |
| Italian | sobbollire (sohbohlleeray) |
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