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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.

boiling [ˈbɔɪlɪŋ]
adj & adv
very warm a boiling hot day
n
the whole boiling Slang the whole lot
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.boiling - cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boilboiling - 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

boiling
adjective
1. very hot, hot, burning, baking, tropical, roasting, blistering, scorching, torrid, sultry, sweltering It's boiling in here.
2. furious, angry, fuming, choked, infuriated, incensed, enraged, indignant, incandescent, on the warpath, foaming at the mouth, fit to be tied (slang) She was boiling with rage.
Translations
boiling [ˈbɔɪlɪŋ]
A. ADJ
1. (gen) → hirviendo
2. (fig)
2.1. (= very hot) I'm boilingestoy asado
it's boiling in hereaquí hace un calor terrible
2.2. (= angry) → echando chispas
B. ADV it's boiling hot (weather) → hace un calor espantoso
on a boiling hot dayun día de mucho calor
I'm boiling hotestoy asado
C. CPD boiling point Npunto m de ebullición

boiling [ˈbɔɪlɪŋ] adj
I'm boiling, I'm boiling hot → je crève de chaud
it's boiling in here! → il fait une chaleur torride ici!
a boiling hot day → une journée torride
boiling point npoint m d'ébullition
boil-in-the-bag [ˌbɔɪlɪnðəˈbæg] adj [rice] → en sachet cuisson

boiling:
boiling fowl
nSuppenhuhn nt
boiling point
n (lit, fig)Siedepunkt m; at boiling (lit, fig)auf dem Siedepunkt; to reach boiling (lit, fig)den Siedepunkt erreichen; (feelings also, person)auf dem Siedepunkt anlangen
boiling pot
n (fig: = tumultuous situation) → Tohuwabohu nt

boiling [ˈbɔɪlɪŋ] adj (also) (fig) → bollente
a boiling hot day → un giorno torrido
I'm boiling (hot) (fam) → sto morendo di caldo

boiling غليان vroucí kogende kochend βραστός hirviendo kiehuva bouillant uzavreo bollente 沸き立つ 끓는 kokend kokende wrzący fervente кипящий kokhet กำลังเดือด kaynar đang sôi 沸腾的


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