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
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of boiling
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; boil 1 + -ing 2
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Chiquita Canyon’s garbage fire has exceeded 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or beyond boiling and has expanded from approximately 20 acres in 2022 to roughly 90 acres and continuing to grow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
It’s the fundamental source of Brooke’s sadness, and her attempt to exorcise it, that sets the plot boiling, when she reveals that her new book is not a novel but a memoir.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
One of these organisms is the deep-sea archaeon Methanocaldococcus infernus, which lives in volcanic marine environments where vent fluids can reach temperatures above the boiling point of water.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Then wave after wave of what felt like boiling heat.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
So many animals started thrashing through the waves that the ocean seemed to be boiling over.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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