boiling

[ boi-ling ]
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adjective
  1. having reached the boiling point; steaming or bubbling up under the action of heat: boiling water.

  2. fiercely churning or swirling: the boiling seas.

  1. (of anger, rage, etc.) intense; fierce; heated.

adverb
  1. to an extreme extent; very: August is usually boiling hot; boiling mad.

Origin of boiling

1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; boil1 + -ing2

Other words from boiling

  • boil·ing·ly, adverb
  • half-boiling, adjective
  • non·boil·ing, adjective

Words Nearby boiling

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How to use boiling in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for boiling

boiling

/ (ˈbɔɪlɪŋ) /


adjective, adverb
  1. very warm: a boiling hot day

noun
  1. the whole boiling slang the whole lot

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