frémissement

French

Etymology

From frémir, frémiss- +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁe.mis.mɑ̃/

Noun

frémissement m (plural frémissements)

1. quiver, shiver (light shaking movement)
2. 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.