American English pronunciation

How to pronounce boils

IPA transcription: ['bɔɪlz]

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['bɔɪlz]

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Noun

  • a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus

  • the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level

    “they brought the water to a boil”

Verb

  • come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor

    “Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius”

  • immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes

    “boil potatoes”

    “boil wool”

  • bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point

    “boil this liquid until it evaporates”

  • be agitated

    “the sea was churning in the storm”

  • be in an agitated emotional state

    “The customer was seething with anger”

Usage examples

  • In the end it boils down to how much we want it to be solved.
  • Well, what are boils?
  • In the end it boils down to how much we want it to be solved.
  • In the end it boils down to how much we want it to be solved.
  • And that's all it boils down to, from Farley Flex.
  • He had boils.
  • She boils up the courage to leave her superstar boyfriend.
  • Well, what are boils?
  • Staphylococcus aureus infection often causes boils to form around them.
  • In the end it boils down to how much we want it to be solved.