frémissement
French
Etymology
From frémir, frémiss- + -ment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʁe.mis.mɑ̃/
Noun
frémissement m (plural frémissements)
- quiver, shiver (light shaking movement)
- a simmering temperature, just below boiling
- cuire à frémissement ― to simmer, to cook at a temperature just below boiling
Further reading
- “frémissement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.