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Simmer vs Limmer - What's the difference?

simmer | limmer |

As nouns the difference between simmer and limmer

is that simmer is the state or process of simmering while limmer is (scotland) a rogue; a low, base fellow.

As a verb simmer

is to cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

As an adjective limmer is

limber.

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

    * ----

    limmer

    English

    Etymology 1

    Origin uncertain; perhaps from limb, or (etyl) limier; see leamer.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) A rogue; a low, base fellow.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • Thieves, limmers , and broken men of the Highlands.
  • A promiscuous woman.
  • * 1994 , Jeanette Winterson, Art and Lies
    • Doll Sneerpiece was not a scholar but fond of gentlemen, although to dub her a limmer , would have been to do her a wrong.
  • A limehound; a leamer.
  • A mongrel, such as a cross between the mastiff and hound.
  • (nautical) A manrope at the side of a ladder.

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • limber
    • (Holland)