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How to pronounce “simmer”

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Pronunciation guide for simmer

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of simmer with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
How to Handle Grief at Work and Beyondare you more likely to simmer in resentment
Definition summary
(intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. [from mid 17th c.]

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How to pronounce simmer

How to Handle Grief at Work and Beyond

are you more likely to simmer in resentment

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “simmer”

Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • (intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. [from mid 17th c.]
  • (transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
  • (intransitive, figurative) To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated. [from 1760s]
  • (intransitive, figurative) To remain angry with someone or something past the point of exhaustion; to resign oneself to holding a grudge, especially after some failed attempts to resolve a situation.
  • (intransitive, figurative) To develop gradually, of an idea or plan.
  • [Noun]
  • The state or process of simmering. [from early 19th c.]

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