teakettle
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- noun
- /ˈtiːˌkɛtəl/
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tetera
- " Mom filled the teakettle with water and set it on the stove.
- teakettle is boiling
- teakettle whistled
- teakettle with water
Examples
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In the kitchen, a teakettle began to whistle.
Fiction book (1993) -
Shivering and shaking, Jory poured the water from the teakettle into the saucepan and added coffee grounds.
Fiction book (1994) -
The teakettle was boiling, and she heard the whistle on it.
Fiction book (1999) -
In the winter, the teakettle whistled on the stovetop.
Fiction book (1996) -
The teakettle whistled and she poured hot water over the teabags.
Fiction book (1997) -
Eric could hear the brush of wet leaves against a windowpane, and the soft whistling of the teakettle beginning to boil.
Fiction book (1998) -
It's best for fast cooking—frying up some eggs, boiling a teakettle, that sort of thing.
Blog text (20) -
Mom filled the teakettle with water and set it on the stove.
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In the kitchen, the teakettle whistled, signaling that the water was boiling.
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I turned on the heat under the teakettle to prepare tea for our guests.
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Etymology
Teakettle is just the two words tea and kettle put together: a kettle is a pot used 'to boil' water and tea is the hot 'drink' you make with that water. So a teakettle is literally a kettle for making tea, which is why we use it to heat water and often hear it whistle when the water is ready.