(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
When you ~ food or when it ~s, you cook it by keeping it at boiling point or just below boiling point.
Make an infusion by boiling and ~ing the rhubarb and camomile together...
Turn the heat down so the sauce ~s gently.
VERB: V n, V
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Simmer is also a noun.
Combine the stock, whole onion and peppercorns in a pan and bring to a ~.
N-SING
2.
If a conflict or a quarrel ~s, it does not actually happen for a period of time, but eventually builds up to the point where it does.
...bitter divisions that have ~ed for more than half a century...
The province was attacked a month ago after weeks of ~ing tension.
VERB: V, V-ing