parboil
verb (used with object)
to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
parboiling
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present participleof parboil.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Case in point: parboiling potatoes before roasting them.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2022
My go-to meal for the first night when everybody trickles in at different times typically involves marinating a mix of sturdy veggies and meats in herbs and garlic and parboiling cubed potatoes.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2021
The only onerous part of this step is the parboiling of the pasta, which has to be briefly cooked, plunged into ice water, then laid out.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2017
On the day of the parboiling, Ray badgered people who were already vomiting, hallucinating, or passing out to “play full on!” as he liked to say, urging manic commitment to the exercise at hand.
From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2016
The sun blazing down upon them in the white sand and almost parboiling them, brought anything but relief.
From Jerry of the Islands by Jack London
