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Vinony

boiling

noun

  1. type of vaporization; bulk phenomenon.
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adjective

  1. bubbling up under influence of heat; at boiling temperature
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/

adj

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.

  1. That boils or boil.

    “boiling kettle  boiling oil”

  2. Of a thing: extremely hot or active.

    “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.”

  3. Of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot.

    “I’m boiling – can’t we open a window?”

  4. Of the weather: very hot.

    “It’s boiling out today!”

adv

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.

  1. Extremely

    “He was boiling mad.”

noun

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.

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

verb

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.

  1. present participle and gerund of boil