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boiling

American  
[boi-ling] / ˈbɔɪ lɪŋ /

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 British  
/ ˈbɔɪlɪŋ /

adjective

  1. very warm

    a boiling hot day
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noun

  1. slang the whole lot

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Other Word Forms

  • boilingly adverb
  • half-boiling adjective
  • nonboiling adjective

Etymology

Origin of boiling

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

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