boiling

[boi-ling]

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.

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

adverb

1. to an extreme extent; very.

   August is usually boiling hot; boiling mad.

boiling

/ ˈbɔɪlɪŋ /

adjective

1. very warm

   a boiling hot day

noun

1. slang,  the whole lot

Other Word Forms

• boilingly adverb
• half-boiling adjective
• nonboiling adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of boiling¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; boil ¹ + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Under the right pressure conditions, ice can form at room temperature or even at temperatures higher than its usual boiling point.

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At the heart of each nest, in the innermost container, was a nuclear boiling water reactor.

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It can take quite a few years to get to to that boiling point.

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He watched a huge yellow fireball rise and grow, turning orange, then red, kicking up towering swirls of dust, boiling itself into the shape of a giant mushroom.

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So many animals started thrashing through the waves that the ocean seemed to be boiling over.

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