parboiling

present participle of parboil
as in boiling
to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam parboil a lobster

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  • Gently add the eggs to the rapidly boiling water.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Watt steam engine once turned boiling water heat into motion.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Parboiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parboiling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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