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Shimmer vs Simmer - What's the difference?

shimmer | simmer |

In intransitive terms the difference between shimmer and simmer

is that shimmer is to shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer while simmer is to cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

shimmer

English

(wikipedia shimmer)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer.
  • * Tennyson
    • the shimmering glimpses of a stream

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer.

    • References

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    simmer

    English

    Alternative forms

    * simber (obsolete)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or process of simmering.
    • The kettle was kept on the simmer .

    Verb

  • To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
    • The soup simmered on the stove.
  • To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
    • Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.

    Synonyms

    * coddle

    Derived terms

    * simmer down

    Anagrams

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