How to Pronounce "boil away"
expression
ˈbɔɪɫ/ /əˈweɪ
BOYL-uh-WAY
bˈɔɪl/ /ɐwˈeɪ
BOYL-uh-WAY
Definition
To disappear as a result of boiling, especially when a liquid turns into vapor and leaves little or nothing behind.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɔɪɫ/ /əˈweɪ
British English
bˈɔɪl/ /ɐwˈeɪ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BOYL-uh-WAY
UK
BOYL-uh-WAY
Listen in Context
If you leave the soup on the stove too long, it will boil away.
Be careful not to let all the water boil away.
The liquid will boil away if you heat it too much.
I forgot the kettle, and all the water boiled away before I noticed!