Synonyms for simmer

Most common

ferment · gestate · smolder US

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Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To develop gradually, of an idea or plan.

2. n. 1

   The state or process of simmering.

   The kettle was kept on the simmer.

Related words

Phrases

simmer down

Forms

Plural

simmers → boils, stews, seethes…

Past participle

simmered
e.g. simmered → fermented, gestated, smoldered, coddled…

Example sentences

• ferment As the food particles ferment, they produce methane.
• smolder If you squelch the fire with water, the coals will not smolder.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

boil¹, stew¹

6 letters

coddle², seethe¹

7 letters

ferment², smolder², gestate²

8 letters

smoulder

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (coddle² = 2 syllables).

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