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Boiling

//ˈbɔɪlɪŋ// adj, adv, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That boils or boil.

    "boiling kettle  boiling oil"

  2. 2
    Of a thing: extremely hot or active. excessive, informal

    "The radiator is boiling – I’m going to turn it down a bit."

  3. 3
    Of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot. excessive, informal

    "I’m boiling – can’t we open a window?"

  4. 4
    Of the weather: very hot. excessive, informal

    "It’s boiling out today!"

Adverb
  1. 1
    Extremely not-comparable

    "He was boiling mad."

Adverb
  1. 1
    passionately or agitatedly wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil wordnet
  3. 3
    The cooking (of food) or cleaning (of an object) by immersing it in liquid (usually water) that is boiling. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas wordnet
  5. 5
    A turmoil; a disturbance like that of bubbling water. countable, figuratively
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  1. 6
    An animation style with constantly changing wavy outlines, giving a shimmering or wobbling appearance. figuratively, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of boil form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From boil + -ing.

Etymology 2

From boil + -ing.

Etymology 3

From boil + -ing.

Etymology 4

From boil + -ing.

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