teakettle
noun
tea·ket·tle
ˈtē-ˌke-tᵊl 
: a covered kettle with a handle and spout for boiling water
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No new home gift guide would be complete without a teakettle.
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Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
Seeger helped fan the spark with his casual generosity, and that’s the spirit Norton captures here, in a performance as sweet and clear as the whistle of a teakettle, a train coming down the track, a bird celebrating the bright blue sky.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
Her days unfold to the teakettle’s whistle in the morning and the telly’s lineup of old movies in the afternoon.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
Photo: Netflix Grab your teakettle, Uncle Iroh, played by Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, is here.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2024
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Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
Seeger helped fan the spark with his casual generosity, and that’s the spirit Norton captures here, in a performance as sweet and clear as the whistle of a teakettle, a train coming down the track, a bird celebrating the bright blue sky.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
Her days unfold to the teakettle’s whistle in the morning and the telly’s lineup of old movies in the afternoon.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
Photo: Netflix Grab your teakettle, Uncle Iroh, played by Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, is here.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Teakettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teakettle. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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teakettle
noun
tea·ket·tle
ˈtē-ˌket-ᵊl
: a covered kettle that is used for boiling water and has a handle and a spout
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