Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

off the boil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
of-f the boil
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

having just stopped boiling.

prep_phrase

no longer continuing or active.

Colloquial

prep_phrase

No longer going smoothly or working well.

Colloquial

prep_phrase

No longer playing exceptionally well.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Questions

What does off the boil mean?
having just stopped boiling.

How to pronounce off the boil

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