Antonyms for boil
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : boil |
Phonetic Transcription : bɔɪl |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for boil
- abscess
- agitate
- be indignant
- blain
- blister
- blow up
- bristle
- bubble
- burn
- carbuncle
- churn
- coddle
- cook
- decoct
- effervesce
- evaporate
- excrescence
- fizz
- flare
- foam
- foam at the mouth
- froth
- fulminate
- fume
- furuncle
- parboil
- pimple
- poach
- pustule
- rage
- rave
- seethe
- simmer
- smolder
- sore
- sputter
- steam
- steep
- stew
- storm
- tumor
- ulcer
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