underboil en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From under- + boil.
Meanings
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To boil insufficiently.
If you underboil an egg, you'll end up with a softboiled egg instead of the hardboiled egg that you wanted; and if you overboil an egg, you'll end up with a hardboiled egg instead of the softboiled egg that you wanted.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underboiled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underboiled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| underboils | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| underboiling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |