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parboiling

parboiling is the present participle and gerund of parboil.

Meaning of parboil

Verb

parboil (third-person singular simple present parboils, present participle parboiling, simple past and past participle parboiled)

  1. To boil food briefly so that it is partly cooked.

Noun

parboiling (plural parboilings)

  1. The act by which something is parboiled.

Forms of parboiling

pluralparboilings

Questions about parboiling

What does parboiling mean?
Parboiling means the act by which something is parboiled.
What is parboiling the present participle and gerund of?
Parboiling is the present participle and gerund of parboil.
What part of speech is parboiling?
Parboiling is a noun.
What is the plural of parboiling?
The plural of parboiling is parboilings.

Words near parboiling in the dictionary

  1. Parbhani
  2. parboil
  3. parboiled
  4. parboiler
  5. parboilers
  6. parboiling
  7. parboilings
  8. parboils
  9. Parbold
  10. parbreak
  11. parbreaked

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