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  • past participle of boil.
  • past tense form of boil.
Definitions

boiled

[boild] / bɔɪld /


ADJECTIVE
sodden
Synonyms
Antonyms


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Three races into this season, after the Japanese Grand Prix, the frustrations of driving the new hybrid engines of this year boiled over in Verstappen.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

USA Today published a photo earlier this year of a sailor’s mostly empty lunch tray, which included a few chunks of boiled carrot and processed meat of an indeterminate nature.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

In July, their frustrations boiled over in a packed town hall meeting at Shorter’s church.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Trump’s ire at Powell boiled over last year, when the Justice Department seized on Powell’s congressional testimony about a renovation project to launch a criminal investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

While the whites boiled, I scrubbed a load of the kids’ dungarees and overalls.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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