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boiling
[ boi-ling ]
/ ˈbɔɪ lɪŋ /
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adjective
having reached the boiling point; steaming or bubbling up under the action of heat: boiling water.
fiercely churning or swirling: the boiling seas.
(of anger, rage, etc.) intense; fierce; heated.
adverb
to an extreme extent; very: August is usually boiling hot; boiling mad.
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OTHER WORDS FROM boiling
boil·ing·ly, adverbhalf-boiling, adjectivenon·boil·ing, adjectiveWords nearby boiling
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British Dictionary definitions for boiling
boiling
/ (ˈbɔɪlɪŋ) /
adjective, adverb
very warma boiling hot day
noun
the whole boiling slang the whole lot
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