Sentences with boil
boil
B b - I stood in the kitchen, waiting for the water to boil. [VERB]
- He had nothing to do but boil the kettle and make the tea. [VERB noun]
- Boil1, the basic word, refers to the vaporization of a liquid over direct heat or, metaphorically, to great agitation, as with rage [it made my blood boil]; seethe suggests violent boiling with much bubbling and foaming or, in an extended sense, excitement [the country seethed with rebellion]; simmer implies a gentle, continuous cooking at or just below the boiling point or, metaphorically, imminence of eruption, as in anger or revolt; , stew1 refers to slow, prolonged boiling or, in an extended colloquial sense, unrest caused by worry or anxiety
- Is the kettle boiling? [VERB]
- Boil the chick peas, add garlic and lemon juice. [VERB noun]
- I used to be all sweetness and light on the outside, but inside I would be boiling with rage. [VERB + with]
- The ocean was boiling
- She was boiling at his dishonesty
- The pot is boiling
- ~ water
- She boiled the beans to soften their skins.I peeled potatoes and put them in water to boil.There is plenty of beef and pork, usually boiled in water with various vegetables.
- When the water boils, add the meat and cabbage.
- The sea boiled in the storm.
- The kettle is boiling. The vegetables are boiling.
- Boil two cups of water.
- To boil eggs.
- Add the noodles when the water comes to the boil.
- Boil some water in a pan.
- Boil the eggs for two minutes. Is the rice boiling yet?
- Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
- It’s boiling outside!
- I’m boiling in here – could you open the window?
- To boil sugar or salt
- The boiling waves of the sea
- His blood boils with anger.