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Uncommonboiled
The correct spelling is boiled.
How to pronounce boiled
verb
IPA: /bɔɪld/
Say it like: Boy-led
The correct spelling is boiled. (of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. For example: "Boil some water in a pan."
Usage Examples
“Boil some water in a pan.”
“Boil the eggs for three minutes.”
“Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.(of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
- 2.To cook in boiling water.
- 3.(of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
- 4.To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
- 5.(used only in progressive tenses, of weather) To be uncomfortably hot.
adjective
- 1.Cooked in boiling water.
- 2.(of water) Having reached the boiling point.
- 3.Angry.
- 4.Drunk.
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