Dictionary

boiling en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? Latin bulla Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin bulliō Old French boillirbor. Middle English boillen English boil English -ing English boiling From boil + -ing.

Meanings

1. That boils or boil.
   • boiling kettle  boiling oil
2. (excessive, informal) Of a thing: extremely hot or active.
   • As I collected some individuals from a nest, an alarm was sent and a boiling mass of ants issued from the colony. 2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press,, →ISBN, page 37:
   • The radiator is boiling – I’m going to turn it down a bit.
   • With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet on the doorstep which now, in mid-morning, was in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dust in the bright haze. 1963, Margery Allingham, “Conference in the Morning”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 130:
3. (excessive, informal) Of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot.
   • I’m boiling – can’t we open a window?
4. (excessive, informal) Of the weather: very hot.
   • It’s boiling out today!

Forms

Deriveds

boilingly · nonboiling · boiling hot · boiling mad · boiling frog

Synonyms

cooking · baking · frying · steaming

Translations (50)

de kochend (that boil(s)) · gl fervente (of a thing: extremely hot) · wa bolant (that boil(s)) · es hervoroso (that boil(s)) · az qaynayan (that boil(s)) · it bollente (of a thing: extremely hot) · te కాలుచున్న (of a thing: extremely hot) · sv kokhet (of the weather: very hot) · fi kiehuva (that boil(s)) · bg врял (of a thing: extremely hot) · ka მდუღარე (that boil(s)) · az qaynar (of a thing: extremely hot) · te మండుచున్న (of the weather: very hot) · cs vřící (that boil(s)) · te కాలుతున్న (of a thing: extremely hot) · fi tulikuuma (of a thing: extremely hot) · he רוֹתֵחַ (of a thing: extremely hot) · te మరుగుచున్న (that boil(s)) · fi helteinen (of the weather: very hot) · he לוֹהֵט (of the weather: very hot) · wa bolant (of a thing: extremely hot) · tr kaynar (of a thing: extremely hot) · es hervoroso (of a thing: extremely hot) · el καυτός (of a thing: extremely hot) · sh vrelo (of a thing: extremely hot) · tr kaynar (that boil(s)) · te మరుగు (that boil(s)) · fi läkähtyä (of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot) · it bollente (that boil(s)) · bg врящ (that boil(s)) · nl kokend (of a thing: extremely hot) · la fervēns (that boil(s)) · gl fervente (that boil(s)) · sv kokhet (of a thing: extremely hot) · ca bullent (that boil(s)) · sv kokande (that boil(s)) · vi sôi (that boil(s)) · bg кипящ (that boil(s)) · fr bouillant (that boil(s)) · hy եռման (that boil(s)) · la ēbulliēns (that boil(s)) · hy եռացող (that boil(s)) · sv kokande (of a thing: extremely hot) · ary حامي (of a thing: extremely hot) · la fervidus (of a thing: extremely hot) · te మరుగుతున్న (that boil(s)) · he קוֹדֵחַ (of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot) · la fervidus (that boil(s)) · pt fervente (that boil(s)) · he רוֹתֵחַ (that boil(s))

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boiling en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? Latin bulla Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin bulliō Old French boillirbor. Middle English boillen English boil English -ing English boiling From boil + -ing.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, of adjectives associated with heat) Extremely
   • He was boiling mad.

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boiling en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? Latin bulla Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin bulliō Old French boillirbor. Middle English boillen English boil English -ing English boiling From boil + -ing.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point.
2. (countable, uncountable) The cooking (of food) or cleaning (of an object) by immersing it in liquid (usually water) that is boiling.
3. (countable, figuratively) A turmoil; a disturbance like that of bubbling water.
4. (figuratively, uncountable) An animation style with constantly changing wavy outlines, giving a shimmering or wobbling appearance.

Forms

Antonyms

freezing

Coordinates

superheating · steaming · sautéing · baking · evaporating · broiling · sublimating · frying

Deriveds

global boiling · whole boiling · boiling-house

Translations (35)

tl pagkukumulo (process of changing the state of a substance) · la ēbullītiō (process of changing the state of a substance) · bg кипене (process of changing the state of a substance) · fr ébullition (process of changing the state of a substance) · ja 沸騰 (process of changing the state of a substance) · wa cujhaedje (process of changing the state of a substance) · ar غَلَيَان (process of changing the state of a substance) · az qaynama (process of changing the state of a substance) · scn vugghiuta (process of changing the state of a substance) · tl pagkulo (process of changing the state of a substance) · ky бышыруу (process of changing the state of a substance) · ota فوران (process of changing the state of a substance) · scn vuḍḍuta (process of changing the state of a substance) · fi kiehuttaminen (process of changing the state of a substance) · fi keittäminen (process of changing the state of a substance) · ga bruith (process of changing the state of a substance) · fr bouillonnement (process of changing the state of a substance) · ky кайнатуу (process of changing the state of a substance) · grc ἕψησις (process of changing the state of a substance) · pt fervura (process of changing the state of a substance) · he רְתִיחָה (process of changing the state of a substance) · ru кипе́ние (process of changing the state of a substance) · wa bolaedje (process of changing the state of a substance) · pt ebulição (process of changing the state of a substance) · ky бышып жаткан (process of changing the state of a substance) · ky кайнап жаткан (process of changing the state of a substance) · ota غلیان (process of changing the state of a substance) · cs var (process of changing the state of a substance) · sv kokning (process of changing the state of a substance) · hy եռում (process of changing the state of a substance) · ky кайнаган (process of changing the state of a substance) · ka დუღილი (process of changing the state of a substance) · it ebollizione (process of changing the state of a substance) · ky кайноо (process of changing the state of a substance) · gl ebulición (process of changing the state of a substance)

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boiling en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? Latin bulla Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin bulliō Old French boillirbor. Middle English boillen English boil English -ing English boiling From boil + -ing.

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of boil
   form of boil

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