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boil

Verb

  1. 1

    boil

    For liquid to become very hot and bubble.

    Korean definition: 액체가 몹시 뜨거워져서 거품이 솟아오르다.

    • The doenjang stew is bubbling away on the gas stove.

    • My husband's arm still has a scar from being scalded by boiling water as a child.

  2. 2

    grow hot

    To become extremely hot.

    Korean definition: 심하게 뜨거워지다.

    • The child ran such a high fever at night that his whole body was burning up, so we went to the emergency room.

    • At the country house where my grandfather lives, the rooms are so piping hot that it's too warm to sleep.

  3. 3

    rumble; growl

    For the growling sound in the stomach made when one is sick or is having trouble with digestion.

    Korean definition: 소화가 안 되거나 아파서 배 속에서 소리가 나다.

    • My stomach kept rumbling and hurt.

    • Maybe something I ate for lunch didn't agree with me, because my stomach has been gurgling for a while.

  4. 4

    rattle

    To make sounds while breathing because of phlegm in one's throat.

    Korean definition: 가래가 목구멍에 있어서 숨 쉬는 대로 소리가 나다.

    • My grandfather, who smoked all his life, always had phlegm rattling in his throat.

    • I caught a cold, with phlegm rattling in my throat and a cough, so I barely slept.