Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underboil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-boil
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To boil insufficiently.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From under- + boil.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

underboils (present, singular) underboiling (participle, present) underboiled (participle, past) underboiled (past)

Frequently Paired Words

reboil undercook

Antonyms

overboil

Questions

What does underboil mean?
To boil insufficiently.
Where does underboil come from?
From under- + boil.

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