boiled 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of boilednext
as in fried

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boiled

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verb

past tense of boil
1
as in steamed
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger the passengers were boiling when they found out the flight was delayed yet again

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as in stewed
to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam boil the potatoes until they are tender before you try to mash them

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3
as in swirled
to be in a state of violent rolling motion the sea boiled and frothed during the storm

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiled
  1. fried
  2. churned
  3. broiled
  4. heated
Adjective
  • The quick-service restaurant chain in North Carolina serves fried chicken and Eastern North Carolina barbecue, with 41 locations statewide.
    — Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Uchiko has its own executive pastry chef, Ariana Quant, who will serve up the popular milk and cereal dish, made up of fried milk, chocolate mousse and toasted milk ice cream.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of fried
Verb
  • In the wake of a cyclone, surface water temperatures plummet, and nutrient-rich deeper layers are churned upward.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • But other areas that had been under the control of the Kachin resistance were also churned up for rare earth mining, residents say.
    — Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of churned
Adjective
  • One kid ate the broiled fruit and loved it; the other would have sooner perished.
    — Emily Weinstein, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
  • But if your crowd would call that having a side dish for supper, the rice won’t mind sharing the bill with a roast chicken, a lamb chop, sautéed mushrooms or a piece of broiled fish.
    — David Tanis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of broiled
Adjective
  • Soon after that heated exchange, the Trump administration froze military aid and intelligence to Ukraine.
    — Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Rather than a heated exchange, a calm act of reasoned persuasion ensues.
    — Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of heated
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