simmer

Meanings

1. To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
2. To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
3. To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated.
4. 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.
5. To develop gradually, of an idea or plan.

1. The state or process of simmering.

1. Someone who plays a sim (a simulation game), particularly The Sims.

1. A fan of the video game series The Sims.

1. A surname from German.

Etymology

From alteration of dialectal simper, from Middle English simperen (“to simmer”), of possibly imitative origin. First attested in the intransitive sense. The noun is from the verb. First attested in the late 15ᵗʰ century.