The bubbling and heaving of water, etc. in process of boiling (melting, etc.). Also, one such motion; a ‘wallop’, a bubble.
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| 释义 | the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > action of boiling > [noun] > an act of (6) walmOE The bubbling and heaving of water, etc. in process of boiling (melting, etc.). Also, one such motion; a ‘wallop’, a bubble. boilc1440 An act of boiling. spec. in New Zealand, the act of making tea in a billy. Cf. boil, v. 4c and boil-up, n. qualm1599 A brief period or bout of boiling; = walm, n. 3c. boil-up1727 = boil, n.2 1; the act of boiling or washing clothes, (Canadian and New Zealand) making tea, etc. Also attributive. wobble1733 An act or instance of boiling or being boiled; esp. each of a sequence of acts of boiling something. Also with up (cf. boil-up, n. a). Cf. wobble, v.… Subcategories:— second (1) |
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