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. the whole boiling slang.
   the whole lot

Other Words From

• boiling·ly adverb
• half-boiling adjective
• non·boiling adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of boiling¹

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

Example Sentences

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The tension came to a boiling point in recent weeks when Steel’s campaign sent mailers depicting Tran as a communist sympathizer.

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Related Words

• baking
• fiery
• scalding
• scorching
• sizzling