Synonyms for parboil

Most common

blanch · coddle

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To boil food briefly so that it is partly cooked.

Forms

Past participle

parboiled
e.g. parboiled → blanched, coddled…

Example sentences

• coddle You shouldn't coddle her so much. She needs to learn to be independent.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

blanch¹, coddle²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (coddle² = 2 syllables).