teakettle

I went ass over teakettle, tumbling and flipping and flopping down the hill, just a ball of dust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

Dougherty’s mother has a copper teakettle that crossed the Atlantic with Finnish ancestors, and Dougherty’s son has already called dibs on the piece.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2023

In response, 25 members of the group sent in sound clips ranging from the whistle of a teakettle to the sound of a toddler singing.

From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2022

Every four years, when the Winter Olympics come around, TV viewers stop and notice men and women in funny looking pants furiously sweeping in front of what looks like a giant teakettle sliding on ice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2022

“That’s funny—listening for something. I wonder whether I left the teakettle on the gas. No—I remember.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Andersen goes on, rather self-indulgently, to name-check every cultural totem from Aeron chairs and Alessi teakettles to “Mad Men,” and somewhat underplays the political significance of his own findings.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2025

But this coating is not appropriate for teakettles or pots that are used for cooking, because the lacquer does not stand up to hot water.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2022

Started 154 years ago as a maker of nibs for pens, his factory these days makes components that land in a range of everyday items, including cars and teakettles.

From New York Times ● May 20, 2016

Celebrated architect who created whimsical postmodern structures and later designed products for people with disabilities and household goods such as whistling Alessi teakettles and stainless steel colanders.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 15, 2015

The room felt like a museum of random ordinary objects; the walls held glass cases boasting keys, pendulums, coins, oven mitts, ropes, even teakettles, and more.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton