underboil

verb

underboil

verb

Etymology From under- + boil.

1

To boil insufficiently.

  • If you underboil an egg, you'll end up with a softboiled egg instead of the hardboiled egg that you wanted; and if you overboil an egg, you'll end up with a hardboiled egg instead of the softboiled egg that you wanted.
Related terms
reboil, undercook

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