boil
verb (used without object)
to change from a liquid to a gaseous state, producing bubbles of gas that rise to the surface of the liquid, agitating it as they rise.
had boiled
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past perfectof boil.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By then, however, even more bad blood had boiled over between the two countries following the 1982 Falklands War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Dale - who has not seen his brother since he left Dundee in 2022 - said Steven's sister-in-law raised the alarm when she received messages claiming he had boiled and eaten mushrooms he found nearby.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2023
The day before, in his office at Georgetown, Carlson’s alarm about the planet’s trajectory had boiled over.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 25, 2023
Now in his mid-70s, on opening day he figured he had boiled 48 pots — each serving 40 cups — before people started lining up for a lunch of “Swedish meatball sundae.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
So much going in low gear had boiled it out.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
