simmer
To cook gently with small bubbles, or to be quietly full of anger.
simmer in a sentence
- The stew simmered on the stove all afternoon, filling the kitchen with a delicious smell.
- Rosa let her anger simmer quietly all through tea instead of shouting about it.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to simmer?
- Afreeze
- Bchill
- Ccool
- Dstew
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D: stew. The other three mean the opposite of simmer.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to simmer?
- Abubble
- Bcook
- Cfreeze
- Dstew
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C: freeze. The other three mean nearly the same as simmer.
Words that mean something similar
stew, bubble, cook
Words that mean the opposite
freeze, chill, cool
More words about movement & action
- skirmish: A short small fight between two groups.
- sluggish: Moving slowly and without energy.
- snare: A trap for catching animals, or to catch something in a trap.
- stealthy: Moving quietly and secretly so nobody notices you.
- stifle: To stop something from coming out, such as a laugh or a yawn.
- stoop: To bend your body forwards and downwards.
- stride: To walk with long confident steps.
- submerge: To go or put completely under water.
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