how to pronounce boil

/bɔɪl/

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the above transcription of boil is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

boil is pronounced in one syllable

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bɔɪl

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An example use of boil in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… complexity presents but tries to boil it …”

meaning of boil

Boil means to cook food in boiling water.

boil frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word boil occurs in english on average 29.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

words with pronunciation similar to boil

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