Definition of Boiling
Noun: boiling boy-ling
- The application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
- Cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil
- stewing, simmering
- Extremely
"boiling mad"
- Feeling uncomfortably hot
- sweltering, baking, roasting, steaming
- Come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapour
"Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"
- Immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes
"boil potatoes"; "boil wool"
- Bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
"boil this liquid until it evaporates"
- Be agitated
"the sea was boiling in the storm";
- churn, moil [N. Amer], roil
- Be in an agitated emotional state
"The customer was boiling with anger";
- seethe
See also:
boilersuits
boilingly
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