boil
/bɔɪ(ə)l/ verb A2- To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. · Boil some water in a pan.
- To cook in boiling water. · Boil the eggs for three minutes.· Is the rice boiling yet?
- To begin to turn into a gas, seethe. · Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
- To be uncomfortably hot. · It’s boiling outside!
- To feel uncomfortably hot. · I’m boiling in here – could you open the window?
- To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation. · to boil sugar or salt
- To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce. · the boiling waves of the sea
- To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid. · His blood boils with anger.
He/she/it boils · Past boiled · Past participle boiled · -ing form boiling
Verb forms
- Base form
- boil
- He/she/it
- boils
- Past
- boiled
- Past participle
- boiled
- -ing form
- boiling
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
In serving the rabbit she spilled a great lot of it, boiling hot, over my hand and wrist.
Early in the morning Rikki-tikki came to early breakfast in the veranda riding on Teddy’s shoulder, and they gave him banana and some boiled egg.
“I don’t get cross about other things; but I’m _so_ tired of being twitted about my hair and it just makes me boil right over.
But please don’t ask me to eat anything, especially boiled pork and greens.
Other matches
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- boil down To reduce in volume by boiling.
- boil off to remove by boiling
- boil over To boil to such an extent as to overflow its co...
- boil up To cook or prepare by boiling.
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