simmer

To cook liquid food gently, with small bubbles, just below the temperature at which it boils strongly.

• Let the soup simmer.
• She simmered the sauce for ten minutes.
• The stew is simmering gently on the stove.

Common phrases: simmer the soup, simmer gently, simmer over low heat

To remain quietly angry for a long time without fully expressing your feelings.

• He sat quietly and simmered.
• She was still simmering with anger the next morning.
• I simmered for hours after our argument.

How to use it: simmer with something (She simmered with anger after the unfair decision.)

Similar words: seethe, fume

Common phrases: simmer with anger, simmer quietly, simmer with resentment

The state of a liquid cooking gently with small bubbles rather than boiling strongly.

• Keep the water at a simmer.
• Bring the soup to a gentle simmer.
• The sauce needs ten minutes at a simmer.

How to use it: bring something to a simmer (Bring the sauce to a simmer, then lower the heat.); keep something at a simmer (Keep the soup at a simmer for fifteen minutes.)

Common phrases: a gentle simmer, at a simmer, bring to a simmer