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boiling

/ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. (of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
  2. To cook in boiling water.
  3. (of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
  4. To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
  5. (used only in progressive tenses, of weather) To be uncomfortably hot.
  6. (used only in progressive tenses) To feel uncomfortably hot.
  7. The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point.
  8. An animation style with constantly changing wavy outlines, giving a shimmering or wobbling appearance.
  9. That boils or boil.
  10. Of a thing: extremely hot or active.
  11. Of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot.
  12. Of the weather: very hot.
  13. (of adjectives associated with heat) Extremely

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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