boiling
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Is boiling a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (uncountable, countable) The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point.Antonyms: freezing#Nouncountableuncountable
2. (uncountable, countable) The cooking (of food) or cleaning (of an object) by immersing it in liquid (usually water) that is boiling.countableuncountable
3. (countable, figurative) A turmoil; a disturbance like that of bubbling water.countablefiguratively
4. (uncountable, figurative) An animation style with constantly changing wavy outlines, giving a shimmering or wobbling appearance.figurativelyuncountable
adj (English)
1. (informal, hyperbolic) Of a thing: extremely hot or active.Examples: "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."; "As I collected some individuals from a nest, an alarm was sent and a boiling mass of ants issued from the colony."excessiveinformal
2. (informal, hyperbolic) Of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot.Examples: "I’m boiling – can’t we open a window?"Synonyms: steaming, cooking, baking, fryingexcessiveinformal
3. (informal, hyperbolic) Of the weather: very hot.Examples: "It’s boiling out today!"excessiveinformal
adv (English)
1. (of adjectives associated with heat) ExtremelyExamples: "He was boiling mad."not-comparable
Definition source: Wiktionary