boiled
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- half-boiled adjective
- semiboiled adjective
- unboiled adjective
- well-boiled adjective
Etymology
Origin of boiled
Example Sentences
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Preexisting tensions among the Pythons boiled over in recent years because of financial disputes, including a 2013 lawsuit over “Spamalot” royalties.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
Instead, as the stadium boiled over, the wait dragged on for 17 minutes before finally Senegal returned to the field.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The same anger over lost oil wealth and a monarch in the pocket of foreign interests boiled over again in the 1970s, this time driven by religious furor from the charismatic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
Missing the entire 2000-01 season, his audition effectively boiled down to four games with Inter at the end of the next, scoring four times.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
Hundreds and hundreds of hideous blisters boiled all over his face.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
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