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boiling the ocean

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

Meaning of boil the ocean

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively) To undertake an overwhelmingly difficult task or approach to a problem.
    • Whitman said she will not try to "boil the ocean" by taking on too much.2010 March 9, “Whitman defines herself as the un-Schwarzenegger”, in ABC News

Questions about boiling the ocean

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

Words near boiling the ocean in the dictionary

  1. boiling plates
  2. boiling point
  3. boiling points
  4. boiling someone's piss
  5. Boiling Springs
  6. boiling the ocean
  7. boiling tube
  8. boiling tubes
  9. boiling up
  10. boiling-hot
  11. boiling-house

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