simmer

  1. Noun.  The state or process of simmering.
  2. Verb.  (intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

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