slow boil
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: slō′ boil′
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsləʊ̯ ˈbɔɪ̯l/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌsloʊ̯ ˈbɔɪ̯l/
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌslɐʉ̯ ˈboɪ̯l/; (also General Australian) /ˌsləʉ̯ ˈboɪ̯l/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌslo ˈbɔɪ̯l/
- (India) IPA(key): (toe–tow merger) /ˌsloː ˈbɔ(ː)jl/; (without the toe–tow merger) /ˌslɔ(ː)w ˈbɔ(ː)jl/, /ˌsloː(w) ˈbɔ(ː)jl/
- Hyphenation: slow boil
Noun
slow boil (countable and uncountable, plural slow boils)
- (cooking) A point in time of boiling where slow and small bubbles rise to the boiling surface.[1]
- to cook at a slow boil
References
- ^ “slow boil, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.