Boiling
Word | BOILING |
Character | 7 |
Hyphenation | boil ing |
Pronunciations | /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Boiling"
What do we mean by boiling?
Heated to or past the boiling point. adjective
Very angry or upset; seething. adjective
Used as an intensive. adverb
At the temperature at which any specified liquid passes into a gaseous state; bubbling up under the action of heat: as, boiling water; boiling springs.
Figuratively— Fiercely agitated; raging: as, the boiling seas.
Heated; inflamed; bursting with passion: as, boiling indignation.
Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething; swelling with heat, ardor, or passion. adjective
The temperature at which a fluid is converted into vapor, with the phenomena of ebullition. This is different for different liquids, and for the same liquid under different pressures. For water, at the level of the sea, barometer 30 in., it is 212 ° Fahrenheit; for alcohol, 172.96°; for ether, 94.8°; for mercury, about 675°. The boiling point of water is lowered one degree Fahrenheit for about 550 feet of ascent above the level of the sea. adjective
A spring which gives out very hot water, or water and steam, often ejecting it with much force; a geyser. adjective
To be very angry. adjective
To keep going on actively, as in certain games. adjective
The act of ebullition or of tumultuous agitation. noun
Exposure to the action of a hot liquid. noun
Present participle of boil. verb
The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point. noun
That boils or boil. adjective
Extremely hot. adjective
Feeling uncomfortably hot. adjective
Very hot. adjective
Extremely adverb
(of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
To cook in boiling water.
(of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
(used only in progressive tenses, of weather) To be uncomfortably hot.
(used only in progressive tenses) To feel uncomfortably hot.
To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation.
To steep or soak in warm water.
To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce.
To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Boiling
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