slow boil

UK/ˌsləʊ̯ ˈbɔɪ̯l/Canada, US/ˌsloʊ̯ ˈbɔɪ̯l/Australia, New Zealand/ˌslɐʉ̯ ˈboɪ̯l/Australia, New Zealand, also/ˌsləʉ̯ ˈboɪ̯l/

noun

A point in time of boiling where slow and small bubbles rise to the boiling surface.

“to cook at a slow boil”

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Meanings

nounslow boil (countable and uncountable, plural slow boils)

plural slow boils

  1. countableuncountablecookingA point in time of boiling where slow and small bubbles rise to the boiling surface.

    to cook at a slow boil

Cite this entry
APA

slow boil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow%20boil

MLA

“slow boil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow%20boil. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slow boil,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow%20boil.

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