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Simmer vs Spimmer - What's the difference?

simmer | spimmer |

As nouns the difference between simmer and spimmer

is that simmer is the state or process of simmering while spimmer is one who sends spim (unsolicited instant messages).

As a verb simmer

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

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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    spimmer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who sends spim (unsolicited instant messages).
  • * 2004 , Newsweek (volume 143, page iii)
    • Spam in e-mail isn't new. But as barriers to it have succeeded, spimmers have taken fresh aim at IM.
  • * 2004 , Larry Long, Personal Computing Demystified (page 225)
    • Most forecasters are predicting that spim will spin out of control as soon as spimmers find a way to abscond with large numbers of IM screen names, which are not as readily available as e-mail addresses.
  • * 2012 , Natarajan Meghanathan, ?Nabendu Chaki, ?Dhinaharan Nagamalai, Advances in Computer Science and Information Technology
    • Spimmers clog mobile devices by sending tones(SIC) of unwanted SMS or MMS and hence making the devices useless.