boiling

  • 11boiling — boil|ing [ bɔılıŋ ] adjective * 1. ) boiling or boiling hot extremely hot: It was a boiling hot day. I m absolutely boiling in this sweater. 2. ) a boiling liquid has become so hot that there are BUBBLES in it and it is becoming a gas …

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  • 12boiling */ — UK [ˈbɔɪlɪŋ] / US adjective 1) a boiling liquid has become so hot that there are bubbles in it and it is becoming a gas 2) boiling or boiling hot extremely hot It was a boiling hot day. I m absolutely boiling in this jumper …

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  • 13boiling — boil•ing [[t]ˈbɔɪ lɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) cvb having reached the boiling point: boiling water[/ex] 2) cvb fiercely churning or swirling: the boiling seas[/ex] 3) cvb (of anger, rage, etc.) intense; fierce 4) cvb to an extreme extent: It s boiling hot… …

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  • 14boiling — 1. noun The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point. 2. adjective a) That boils or boil …

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  • 15boiling — adjective 1) boiling water Syn: at boiling point, at 212 degrees Fahrenheit, at 100 degrees Celsius/centigrade; very hot, piping hot; bubbling Ant: freezing, ice cold 2) informal it was a boiling day Syn …

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  • 16boiling — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Boiling is used with these nouns: ↑heat, ↑point, ↑rage, ↑temperature, ↑water {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adv. Boiling is used with these adjectives: ↑hot …

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  • 17boiling — boil|ing S3 [ˈbɔılıŋ] adj spoken very hot ≠ ↑freezing ▪ Can I open a window? It s boiling in here. ▪ It was a boiling hot morning …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18boiling — adjective at or near boiling point. ↘informal extremely hot. noun boiling point …

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  • 19boiling — bubbling ubbling adj. 1. giving off bubbles; of a liquid. [Narrower terms: {foaming, frothing}; {effervescent}; {boiling}] [WordNet 1.5] 2. stimulatingly lively, witty, and entertaining; of people. Syn: effervescent, scintillating, sparkling,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 20boiling — Synonyms and related words: agitation, ardent, baking, barbecuing, basting, blistering, bluster, bobbery, boil, boiling over, braising, brewing, broil, broiling, brouhaha, bubbliness, bubbling, burning, burning hot, burning with excitement,… …

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