boil
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The meaning (definition) of the word boil
to heat water until it bubbles and steams
The word boil used in a sentence
“We boil water in a pot to cook pasta for dinner.”
Words that mean the same as boil (synonyms)
heat
Words that mean the opposite of boil (antonyms)
freeze
How the word boil is said around the world
| French | bouillir (booyeer) |
| Spanish | hervir (ayrveer) |
| Mandarin | 熬 (áo) |
| Hindi | उबलना (uubuhlnah) |
| Arabic | يغلي (eyeghlee) |
| Russian | кипятить (kipiatit') |
| Portuguese (EU) | ferver (firuhvayr) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ferver (fayruhvayr) |
| Japanese | 沸騰させる (futtou saseru) |
| German | kochen (kawkhuhn) |
| Urdu | ابال (uubahl) |
| Punjabi | ਉਬਾਲਣਾ (uubahluhnah) |
| Korean | 종기 (jonggi) |
| Hebrew | רְתִיחָה (rteeykhah) |
| Greek | βρασμός (brasmos) |
| Dutch | koken (kohkuhn) |
| Tagalog | pakuluan (pahkoolooahn) |
| Vietnamese | đun sôi (doon sohy) |
| Turkish | kaynamak (kahynahmahk) |
| Persian | جوشاندن (jooshahndahn) |
| Polish | gotować (gawtawvahch) |
| Ukrainian | кип'ятити (kypyatyty) |
| Bengali | সিদ্ধ করুন (sheeddaw kohroon) |
| Swedish | koka (kookah) |
| Italian | bollire (bohlleeray) |
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