- present participle of boil.
boiling
Americanadjective
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having reached the boiling point; steaming or bubbling up under the action of heat.
boiling water.
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fiercely churning or swirling.
the boiling seas.
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(of anger, rage, etc.) intense; fierce; heated.
adverb
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Etymology
Origin of boiling
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; boil 1 + -ing 2
Example Sentences
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The manifesto intensified the discord atop Two Sigma, which by 2023 reached a boiling point.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
“The whole system was, in a sense, just boiling — primed and ready to release all of that stored up energy come January 7th,” he said at a Thursday press briefing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
When materials undergo major changes, such as water boiling or a magnet losing its magnetism, very different systems can sometimes start behaving according to the same mathematical rules.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
Then wave after wave of what felt like boiling heat.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The anger that’s inside me is boiling, spitting out words before I can even think twice.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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