Simmer /(?)/

Sim·mer

Simmer

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Simmered; p. pr. & vb. n. Simmering

  1. To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil.
    I simmer as liquor doth on the fire before it beginneth to boil.
    — Palsgrave.

Simmer

v. t.
  1. To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point.