boil
Example Sentences
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Her anger is the simmering kind that bubbles beneath the surface until it finally boils over and she slams a door in your face.
From Literature
Danny’s blood boiled, and he couldn’t force his feet to follow the others.
From Literature
I felt my temper go from a simmer to a low boil, just like that.
From Literature
In July, after the boils made their debut, visits to Red Lobster jumped 18% from the previous year, according to Placer.ai, which analyzes customer traffic based on data from mobile devices.
At dawn and sunset, Ananda, 63, climbs towering Caryota urens trees to collect the sweet, milky sap that is boiled into treacle -- a caramel-coloured syrup with a pleasant aroma that enhances the flavour of desserts.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
