Boiling

//ˈbɔɪlɪŋ//

Synonyms for "boiling" (169 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Adjective(3 words)
bakingcholericcooking

Strong matches (51)

Adjective(1 words)
frying

Related words (84)

Noun(2 words)
simmeringstewing
Adjective(1 words)
steaming

Related word relations

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8 relation types

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is a

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related to

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Translations

86 translations across 32 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἕψησις noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

Arabic

2 entries
  • حامي adj (of a thing: extremely hot)
  • غَلَيَان noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

Armenian

3 entries
  • եռացող adj (that boil(s))
  • եռման adj (that boil(s))
  • եռում noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • qaynar adj (of a thing: extremely hot)
  • qaynayan adj (that boil(s))
  • qaynama noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • врял adj (of a thing: extremely hot)
  • врящ adj (that boil(s))
  • кипящ adj (that boil(s))
  • кипене noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

Catalan

1 entries
  • bullent adj (that boil(s))

Czech

2 entries
  • vřící adj (that boil(s))
  • var noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

Dutch

1 entries
  • kokend adj (of a thing: extremely hot)

Finnish

4 entries
  • helteinen adj (of the weather: very hot)
  • kiehuva adj (that boil(s))
  • läkähtyä adj (of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot)
  • tulikuuma adj (of a thing: extremely hot)

French

3 entries
  • bouillant adj (that boil(s))
  • bouillonnement noun (process of changing the state of a substance)
  • ébullition noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

Galician

3 entries
  • fervente adj (that boil(s))
  • fervente adj (of a thing: extremely hot)
  • ebulición noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

Georgian

2 entries
  • მდუღარე adj (that boil(s))
  • დუღილი noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

German

1 entries
  • kochend adj (that boil(s))

Greek

1 entries
  • καυτός adj (of a thing: extremely hot)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • לוֹהֵט adj (of the weather: very hot)
  • קוֹדֵחַ adj (of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot)
  • רוֹתֵחַ adj (that boil(s))
  • רוֹתֵחַ adj (of a thing: extremely hot)

Irish

1 entries
  • bruith noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

Italian

3 entries
  • bollente adj (that boil(s))
  • bollente adj (of a thing: extremely hot)
  • ebollizione noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 沸騰 noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

Kyrgyz

4 entries
  • бышып жаткан noun (process of changing the state of a substance)
  • бышыруу noun (process of changing the state of a substance)
  • кайнаган noun (process of changing the state of a substance)
  • кайнап жаткан noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

Latin

4 entries
  • fervidus adj (that boil(s))
  • fervidus adj (of a thing: extremely hot)
  • fervēns adj (that boil(s))
  • ēbulliēns adj (that boil(s))

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • غلیان noun (process of changing the state of a substance)
  • فوران noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • fervente adj (that boil(s))
  • ebulição noun (process of changing the state of a substance)
  • fervura noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

Russian

1 entries
  • кипе́ние noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries
  • vrelo adj (of a thing: extremely hot)

Sicilian

2 entries
  • vugghiuta noun (process of changing the state of a substance)
  • vuḍḍuta noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

Spanish

2 entries
  • hervoroso adj (that boil(s))
  • hervoroso adj (of a thing: extremely hot)

Swedish

4 entries
  • kokande adj (that boil(s))
  • kokande adj (of a thing: extremely hot)
  • kokhet adj (of a thing: extremely hot)
  • kokhet adj (of the weather: very hot)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • pagkukumulo noun (process of changing the state of a substance)
  • pagkulo noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

Telugu

4 entries
  • కాలుచున్న adj (of a thing: extremely hot)
  • కాలుతున్న adj (of a thing: extremely hot)
  • మండుచున్న adj (of the weather: very hot)
  • మరుగు adj (that boil(s))

Turkish

2 entries
  • kaynar adj (that boil(s))
  • kaynar adj (of a thing: extremely hot)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • sôi adj (that boil(s))

Walloon

4 entries
  • bolant adj (that boil(s))
  • bolant adj (of a thing: extremely hot)
  • bolaedje noun (process of changing the state of a substance)
  • cujhaedje noun (process of changing the state of a substance)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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Please fill the teapot with boiling water.

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The pot is boiling over.

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Jessie is boiling water to make coffee.

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Jane was boiling.

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