American English pronunciation
How to pronounce oiled
IPA transcription: ['ɔɪld]
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['ɔɪld]
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['ɔɪld]
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['ɔɪld]
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Verb
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cover with oil, as if by rubbing
“oil the wooden surface”
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administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
Adjective
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treated with oil
“oiled country roads”
“an oiled walnut table”
Usage examples
- The revolt was foiled and Gaylani was sentenced to death.
- The allies spoiled the peace by attacking the rearguard of Mahmud's army.
- Additional water is then added, and the mixture boiled or pressure cooked to completion.
- The pot boiled but the contents failed to jell.
- He had been foiled in his attempt to escape.
- I'm afraid I might have soiled the couch a little with my shoes Eddie Murphy.
- I recoiled in horror as I opened the curtains.
- The conundrum that foiled so many was all but a simple exercise for Dr. Masterson.
- Based on sequence and secondary structure prediction analyses identified the coiled-coil domains of keratins.
- Due to the extremely rugged terrain, the area is largely unspoiled.