Synonyms for boil

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : boil

Phonetic Transcription : bɔɪl

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Définition of boil

Origin : early 13c., from Old French bolir "boil, bubble up, ferment, gush" (12c., Modern French bouillir), from Latin bullire "to bubble, seethe," from PIE base *beu- "to swell" (see bull (n.2)). The native word is seethe. Figurative sense of "to agitate the feelings" is from 1640s.
I am impatient, and my blood boyls high. [Thomas Otway, "Alcibiades," 1675]
Related: Boiled; boiling. Boiling point is recorded from 1773.

noun blister
verb heat to bubbling
verb be angry

Example sentences :

An' I hopes, ol girl,' says he, 'that you'll be able t' boil the water 'ithout burnin' it.'
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

The captain had ordered Cooper to boil some pitch at the galley.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

Then increase the fire, and boil it hard for a few minutes only.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

It will be a great improvement to cut up a yam and boil it in the soup.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Put them into the soup, add a handful of chopped parsley, and let them boil.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Boil them fast about twenty minutes, according to their size.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Set it over a moderate fire, and do not let it boil too fast.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Let it boil a quarter of an hour longer, and then send it to table with the meat in it.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Then put it into the gravy soup, add the wine, and let it come to a boil.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

When it comes to a boil, put in the clams, and keep them boiling an hour.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Antonyms for boil

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