on the boil

phrase

1

British, informal : in a state of activity or development

The deal is still on the boil.

kept their romance on the boil

2

: on a hot burner/stove so that a liquid would boil

She put the kettle (of water) on the boil.

Examples of on the boil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unfit is among a number of projects on the boil for Kohl who broke out with his 2013 short The Slaughter which played in SXSW and Locarno. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025

Benavides’ score keeps the story on the boil with sharp rhythms in the vocal lines and a gamut of styles and emotions. — Michael Zwiebach, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Aug. 2025

So yeah, there’s a lot on the boil, which is great and so humbling to have that interest from audiences in these great theater cities in the work. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 May 2025

Shares of Samyang Foods have been on the boil, up 265% over the past year, fueled by the raging popularity of its spicy Buldak (fire chicken in Korean) instant noodles. — Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for on the boil

• aerofoil
• cinquefoil
• hydrofoil
• quatrefoil
• airfoil
• benzoyl
• despoil
• embroil
• etoile
• gargoyle
• recoil
• subsoil