boiling has definitions from the fields of food,chemistry,physics
1
[ adjective ] intensely stirred up especially by anger or resentment

Synonyms

sizzling

Examples

"he is boiling with anger" "still sizzling over the insult"

Used in print

(Samuel Elkin, "The Ball Player," Nugget, 6: 5...)

But Mike_Deegan was boiling mad now .

Related terms

hot

2
[ noun ] (chemistry,physics) the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

The brushes can be cleaned and sterilized by boiling and are detachable so_that every member of the family can have his own .

3
[ adverb ] (informal) extremely

Examples

"boiling mad"

Related terms

colloquialism

4
[ adjective ] hot enough to boil

Synonyms

scalding

Examples

"boiling water"

Related terms

hot

5
[ noun ] (food) cooking in a boiling liquid

Synonyms

simmering stewing

Related terms

cooking decoction simmer

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