rolling boil

[ roh-ling boil ]

/ ˈroʊ lɪŋ ˈbɔɪl /

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noun

a vigorous boil in which the bubbles do not lessen when the liquid is stirred: Bring the pasta to a rolling boil over high heat.

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Origin of rolling boil

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby rolling boil

rollicking, rollicksome, roll in, rolling, rolling bearing, rolling boil, rolling-element bearing, rolling friction, rolling hitch, rolling kitchen, rolling launch

How to use rolling boil in a sentence

“Gently rolling hills” roll not-so-gently under my tires, but the English countryside scenery is soporific.
Biking With the Bard|Kara Cutruzzula|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and season liberally with salt.
Make Carla Hall’s Crispy Shallot Green Bean Casserole|Carla Hall|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In conversation, her ideas emerge at a roiling boil that often takes on a momentum of its own.
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Mullins quotes Stewart from an interview with Rolling Stone.
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In the same house where Rolling Stone's Jackie says she was.
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Sol laughed out of his whiskers, with a big, loose-rolling sound, and sat on the porch without waiting to be asked.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
The first steam rolling mill, with the exception of the one at Soho, was put up at Bradley ironworks.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
The face of the country through this part of Ireland is moderately rolling, though some fair hills appear in the distance.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
From the 5th to the 10th of July, we had continued stormy and cold weather, with a heavy sea, and great rolling of the ship.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
Like me, he entered railway life in 1867; but, p. 69unlike me, has not been a rolling stone.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow