Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

come to a boil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: come -to a boil
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To begin to boil.

verb

To reach a critical point; come to a head.

Example Sentences

"I put some water in a saucepan and it came to a boil fairly quickly."

Inflected Forms

comes to a boil (present, singular) coming to a boil (participle, present) came to a boil (past) come to the boil (alternative)

Questions

What does come to a boil mean?: To begin to boil.

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