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.
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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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It’s called “The Soiling of Old Glory,” and it condenses all the forces at play here.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2022
Soiling the Planet: Give Back The second thing we can do for our earth battery is optimize the soil to encourage electron exchanges.
From Scientific American • Apr. 5, 2013
Abruptly830 Chides he his faltering comrades, as gently from earth he uplifts him, Soiling his ringlets with blood, that were combed in the comeliest fashion.
From Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown by Colles, Julia Keese
The making of clover into ensilage is discussed in the book "Soiling Crops and the Silo" by the author.
From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Shaw, Thomas
Soiling the Beds.—After the beds have been planted with the spawn, the next thing is to soil them.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis
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