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| 1. | [ adjective ] intensely stirred up especially by anger or resentment | |
| Synonyms: | sizzling | |
| Examples: | "he is boiling with anger" "still sizzling over the insult" |
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| Related terms: | hot | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (chemistry,physics) the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas | |
| Related terms: | heating vaporization decoction_mashing | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] (informal) extremely | |
| Examples: | "boiling mad" |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] hot enough to boil | |
| Synonyms: | scalding | |
| Examples: | "boiling water" |
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| Related terms: | hot | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (food) cooking in a boiling liquid | |
| Synonyms: | simmering stewing | |
| Related terms: | cooking decoction simmer | |
| Similar spelling: |
bowling Bolling Bohling Boling Bollinger Bolinger Boulanger Bolanos Bolanci billing bilingual Billings |
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