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

boiled

[boild] / bɔɪld /


ADJECTIVE
sodden
Synonyms
Antonyms


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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

Complaints over Merz's high-handed leadership style have boiled over after the personnel changes prompted by the resignation of the CDU's parliamentary leader Jens Spahn.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

She had calabashes of water and boiled marula juice, a pot of toasted grasshoppers, a basket of tsenza roots, and a small grass mat covered with ripe bramble berries.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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