boil
verb (used without object)
to change from a liquid to a gaseous state, producing bubbles of gas that rise to the surface of the liquid, agitating it as they rise.
will be boiling
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future progressiveof boil.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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Kermit invites me to come by the dock later, where he will be boiling a pot of shrimp.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2017
"If they decide to continue with measures that are taking us to the bottom of the sea," he insists, "the summer won't be hot it will be boiling."
From The Guardian ● May 18, 2012
The old man began to mutter cunningly, and thought, "I see work on every side; since he is sniffing with the confederates there will be boiling water,--there will be, there will be!"
From The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Anyhow, the kettles will hold enough for a mug for everyone in our three compartments, and by the time we have drunk that the second lot will be boiling.
From With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Now, I dare say, the water will be boiling; and it's time for little master there to come in, for the dew is falling.
From Ruth by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
