(v. i.) To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil.
(v. t.) To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point.
Example Sentences:
(1) There was already simmering anger over the deaths of civilians in US drone attacks aimed at alleged terrorists inside Pakistan and over an incident in February in which a CIA contractor, Raymond Davis, shot dead two men on the street in Lahore he said were trying to rob him.
(2) She ushers us into the kitchen, where a large metal pot simmering on the hotplate emits a spicy aroma.
(3) Experts say they are encouraged that after months of simmering discord Xi and Trump are preparing to thrash it out at the so-called winter White House .
(4) Add potatoes and simmer for as long as it takes for them to cook.
(5) Simmer for 2 minutes then stir in the orange zest, orange blossom water and vanilla extract.
(6) The findings will bring to the boil a long-simmering row over whether those differences mean organic food is better for people, with one expert calling the work sexed up.
(7) There had been simmering tension between the Tottenham Hotspur manager and officers since a dawn raid on his Dorset home that was watched by press photographers.
(8) Tensions between the two groups on the island have been simmering beneath the surface since the end of British colonial rule in 1960.
(9) Simmering resentment towards the US presence on Okinawa exploded into anger in 1995 after three servicemen abducted and raped a 12-year-old girl , a crime that prompted lengthy negotiations on reducing the country's military footprint.
(10) A Communist party-controlled newspaper has launched a searing attack on Donald Trump after the president-elect threatened a realignment of his country’s policies towards China, warning the US president-elect: “Pride goes before a fall.” The Global Times, a notoriously rambunctious state-run tabloid, was writing after Trump reignited a simmering row with Beijing by suggesting he might recognise Taiwan , which China regards as a breakaway province, unless Beijing agreed a new “deal” with his administration.
(11) See you tomorrow.” The night of simmering tension was in contrast to the scenes on Tuesday night when a Sudanese man died as hundreds of migrants made 1,500 attempts to storm the Channel tunnel, prompting crisis meetings of the French and British governments.
(12) Add the broth to the pot and briskly simmer the mixture over medium to medium-low heat for about 2 hours for all the flavours to come together and mellow.
(13) But the underlying, bitter resentment among many in the local African American community about their treatment at the hands of an almost unanimously white police force and local authorities, will likely continue to simmer.
(14) 2 Roughly chop the chocolate and melt it in a large, heatproof bowl suspended over a pan of barely simmering water.
(15) Cover with plenty of fresh water, bring to a boil and simmer gently for 20-25 minutes, until just cooked.
(16) 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen kept hidden a simmering feud with writer John Ridley over credit for the historical biopic's Oscar-winning screenplay, reports The Wrap .
(17) This goes to the foundational relationship between law enforcement agencies and the communities that they’re sworn to serve and to protect.” In remarks at the meeting Obama said the “simmering distrust” between police and minority communities was not unique to St Louis but relevant to communities across the country.
(18) This paves the way for young people to turn simmering prejudice into murderous intent.
(19) Some of this reflects a simmering rivalry between Douglas Alexander, the election co-ordinator, and Michael Dugher, the shadow cabinet minister responsible for media presentation.
(20) Tensions between Uighurs and Han Chinese have been simmering for years.
Skimmer
Definition:
(n.) One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which liquids are skimmed.
(n.) Any species of longwinged marine birds of the genus Rhynchops, allied to the terns, but having the lower mandible compressed and much longer than the upper one. These birds fly rapidly along the surface of the water, with the lower mandible immersed, thus skimming out small fishes. The American species (R. nigra) is common on the southern coasts of the United States. Called also scissorbill, and shearbill.
(n.) Any one of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, as the sea clams, and large scallops.
Example Sentences:
(1) 39 min Superb football from Spain: Fabregas drifts inside before floating a rescue-club chip towards Torres, who flicks it over his head before testing Afinkeev with a skimmer.
(2) The government sent skimmers and booms to help clear up the oil , while BP recruited an "armada" of fishermen , otherwise banned from fishing for shrimp off the waters off Louisiana, to help lay some of the 2.25 million feet of containment booms to contain the slick.
(3) The sections of boom he had seen out in the sea were laid piecemeal and at random, and there seemed to be far too few skimmers drawing up the oil.
(4) Collisional activation was carried out in the high-pressure region between the capillary exit and the skimmer entrance to the mass analyzer.
(5) There have been more than 6,390 vessels (including skimmers, tugs, barges and recovery ships) and over 11m feet of boom deployed offshore to reduce the amount of oil reaching the shoreline.
(6) Clutch size (3.1 to 3.4) of Lavaca Bay black skimmers (Rynchops niger) was no different than that (3.4) at a reference colony near Laguna Vista.
(7) Desolvation is effected by the use of controlled heat transfer through the long capillary tube and collisional activation in a region of reduced pressure between the capillary tube exit and the skimmer.
(8) Heavy metal and selenium concentrations were analyzed in breast feathers of adult black skimmers Rynchops niger, a species with marked sexual size dimorphism in which males average 35% heavier than females.
(9) Some 266,000 barrels of oil had been collected by skimmers out of a total of more than 6m barrels that had dispersed since the rig exploded on 20 April.
(10) His next save was genuinely required as he dived low to deny Necid’s low skimmer.
(11) The positive-ion spectrum was dominated by an ion corresponding to a sodiated molecule when a low potential difference between the capillary exit (nozzle) and the skimmer was employed, but when the capillary exit voltage was increased, fragmentation of PAF was observed.
(12) Eggshell thinning in Forster's terns (7%) and black skimmers (5%) was below that associated with lowered reproduction.
(13) The cost of dealing with the disaster includes the flotilla of 275 skimmers, tugs, barges and recovery vessels being used to collect and disperse the slick, as well as the efforts to stem the spill on the sea bed.
(14) "There were no visible research vessels, and the only visible relief effort in this area was about 30 shrimp boats off the shore of Little Gozier island pulling booms, with no skimmers taking the oil off the surface."