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boiling
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boil·ing  (boilng)
adj.
1. Heated to or past the boiling point: a kettle of boiling water.
2. Very angry or upset; seething.
adv.
Used as an intensive: fainted because it was boiling hot; boiling mad over the mistake.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.boiling - the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
decoction mashing, decoction process - (brewing) a process in which part of the mash is removed and boiled and then returned
heating, warming - the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
evaporation, vaporisation, vaporization, vapour, vapor - the process of becoming a vapor
2.boilingboiling - cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
Adv.1.boiling - extremely; "boiling mad"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Translations
boiling [ˈbɔɪlɪŋ] adj I'm boiling (hot) (col) → estoy asado
boiling [ˈbɔɪlɪŋ] boil adj I'm boiling (hot) (inf) → je crève de chaud
boiling [ˈbɔɪlɪŋ] adj I'm boiling (hot) (inf) → mir ist fürchterlich heiß;
it's boiling → es ist eine Affenhitze (inf)
boiling [ˈbɔɪlɪŋ] adjbollente;
I'm boiling (hot) (col) → sto morendo di caldo


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