"overboil" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: overboils [present, singular, third-person], overboiling [participle, present], overboiled [participle, past], overboiled [past]
Etymology: From over- + boil. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|boil}} over- + boil Head templates: {{en-verb}} overboil (third-person singular simple present overboils, present participle overboiling, simple past and past participle overboiled)
  1. (ambitransitive) To boil excessively. Tags: ambitransitive Related terms: boil over [verb], boilover [noun], overcook, reboil

Inflected forms

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