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boiling away

boiling away is the present participle and gerund of boil away.

Meaning of boil away

Verb

boil away (third-person singular simple present boils away, present participle boiling away, simple past and past participle boiled away)

  1. (transitive) To boil a liquid until it has turned entirely to steam/vapor.

Questions about boiling away

What is boiling away the present participle and gerund of?
Boiling away is the present participle and gerund of boil away.

Words near boiling away in the dictionary

  1. boiley
  2. boilie
  3. boilies
  4. boilin'
  5. boiling
  6. boiling away
  7. boiling down
  8. boiling frog
  9. boiling frogs
  10. boiling hot
  11. boiling mad

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