boilingboil‧ing /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/ ●○○ adjective, adverb 
Can I open a window? It’s boiling in here. It was a boiling hot morning.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- It was a horrible weekend over here too. It was boiling.
- A second major problem is the loss of bitterness due to precipitation in boiling and in fermentation.
- Add boiling water and beat to make a smooth frosting.
- Cook pasta in plenty of boiling, salted water until just tender.
- Cook the lasagne in a large pan of salted, boiling water until just tender.
- Rinse the can out twice with boiling water to remove all the extract and pour the rinse water into the pan.
- The catapult breaks throwing boiling Hot Pot gloop everywhere.
- Why should lemon juice be added to the cooking water when boiling potatoes? 3.
- Withel stared at the boiling flames, unnerved.
Longman Language Activatorroom/place/weather
· The weather's been very hot lately.· I make a lot of salads during hot weather.· a hot summer's day· The Gobi desert is one of the hottest places on earth.it's hot · It's hot in here. Isn't the air conditioner working?· It was much too hot in his office to do any work.· It's going to be a hot, sunny day.
high temperatures caused by hot weather, especially when this makes you feel uncomfortable in a room or outdoors: · Don't leave food sitting out in the heat.· the heat and dryness of an Arizona summer the heat of the day: · Avoid running or other vigorous exercise during the heat of the day.
spoken very hot: · It was a boiling hot day in August.it's boiling/boiling hot: · Leave the door open, it's boiling in here.
American, especially spoken very hot and uncomfortable: · a broiling summer daybroiling heat: · the incredible broiling heat of a Mississippi summerbroiling sun: · Troops stood at attention under a broiling noon sun.
weather that is baking or baking hot is very hot and dry: · The weather was baking hot and conditions at the camp became unbearable.it's baking/baking hot: · It's baking in here -- I need a drink.
especially written weather that is sweltering is very hot and makes you feel wet and uncomfortable: · Everyone headed for the beach on that sweltering summer afternoon.sweltering heat: · The soldiers marched on in the sweltering heat.
a room or enclosed space that is stifling or stifling hot is very hot and is difficult to breathe in: · The room was stifling hot, and full of flies.· The subway stations are stifling, and reek of urine.stifling heat: · Helen sat uncomfortably in the stifling heat of the railway carriage.
weather that is muggy or humid makes you feel uncomfortable because the air feels wet, warm, and heavy: · In June the weather was often muggy in the evenings and it was difficult to get to sleep.· The climate stays hot and humid all summer long.it's muggy/humid: · It's been really muggy the last few days, so we haven't done much.
weather or heat that is oppressive is very hot and unpleasant, especially because it feels as if there is not enough air to breathe: · As the sun climbed higher in the sky, the heat grew gradually more oppressive.oppressive heat: · Despite the oppressive heat, more than 1,000 people came to the celebration.
a room or enclosed space that is like an oven is extremely hot and uncomfortable: · The heat of the day made the gymnasium feel like an oven.it's like an oven: · It's like an oven in here. Let's open some windows.
a period of unusually hot weather: · There was a heatwave during the first part of July.· A long summer heatwave had turned the river into a weak trickle of water.
objects/surfaces/liquids · The sand on the beach was hot under our feet.· Be careful! That pan's still very hot.· At the end of the day all I want to do is to relax in a nice hot bath.· The hottest part of the engine is the cylinder head.burning hot (=hot enough to burn you) · Don't touch the barbecue - it's burning hot.red/white hot (=extremely hot - use this about metal or things that are burning) · Cook the steaks over red hot coals.· The white-hot metal sculptures are moved to a cooling room.
the high temperature that something has: · The heat of the water caused the glass to shatter.· The reaction gives off tremendous heat.· Once the coals are ready, close the lid of the barbecue to keep in the heat.
a liquid that is boiling or boiling hot is extremely hot and has bubbles coming up to its surface: · Add the pasta to 4 quarts of boiling water.· The mud in the pools is boiling.· Boiling-hot steam shoots out from underground.boiling point (=the temperature at which a particular liquid starts to boil): · Bring the milk to the boiling point over a low heat.
liquid that is scalding or scalding hot is so hot that it will burn you badly if you touch it: · The factory sends scalding water into the river nearby.· The bathwater was scalding hot.
molten metal, rock, plastic etc is so hot that it has turned into liquid: · Molten iron is poured into huge moulds and allowed to cool.· Rivers of molten rock were flowing down the sides of the volcano.
when you feel hot feeling hot , especially when this makes you feel uncomfortable: · I'm too hot - could you open the window?· The travellers were hot, tired, and thirsty.
feeling warm when it is cold outside, especially in a way that is pleasant and comfortable: · Are you nice and warm?keep warm (=make yourself stay warm): · We had to keep moving in order to keep warm.warm as toast (=very warm and comfortable): · It was freezing outside but in the ski lodge they were as warm as toast.
spoken to feel very hot and uncomfortable: · "I'm going for a swim,'' said Gary, "I'm boiling.''· You must be roasting in that coat.
if you are sweltering , you feel very hot, wet, and uncomfortable, because the weather or the room you are in is too hot: · Hundreds of children sweltering in the heat went to the neighborhood pool.
if you have a temperature or run a temperature , your body is hotter than usual because you are ill: · Liz was running a temperature of 39.8° C.· Victims of heat stroke have a body temperature of 104 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
feeling very hot and often red in the face because you have a fever: · Hannah looked weak and feverish and we decided to call the doctor.· He said he felt feverish and complained of pains in his chest.
hot weather · We had three weeks of very hot weather.· It was the hottest summer this century.it is hot · Isn't it hot today?
especially spoken extremely hot: it is boiling/scorching: · It's boiling out here! Let's go inside and get a cool drink.boiling hot/scorching hot: · It was a boiling hot day, and the kids were out playing in the pool.
pleasantly hot, but not too hot: · I'm looking forward to some warmer weather.nice and warm: · It was nice and warm in the sunshine.
mild winter weather is pleasant because it is not as cold as it usually is: · It seems quite mild for February.· Some plants will survive outside during a mild winter.
if the weather is humid , the air is hot and wet in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable: · Tokyo is very humid in summer.· It was a hot, humid day, and the only sound was the buzzing of insects.
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adverbdownstream, adverbdownwind, adverbdrift, verbdrift, noundriftwood, noundrizzle, noundrop, verbdrop, noundrought, noundry, adjectivedry land, noundull, adjectivedune, nounduster, noundust storm, nouneast, adjectiveeddy, nounelectrical storm, nounequable, adjectiveeye, nounface, nounfail, verbfair, adjectivefall, nounfell, nounfen, nounfield, nounfierce, adjectivefiord, nounfirth, nounfjord, nounflood, verbflood, nounflood tide, nounflotsam, nounflow, nounflow, verbflower, nounflurry, nounfog, nounfogbound, adjectivefoggy, adjectivefoothill, nounfoothold, nounford, nounforeshore, nounforest, nounfoul, adjectivefreak, adjectivefreeze, nounfresh, adjectivefreshen, verbfreshwater, adjectivefrost, nounfury, noungale, noungale force, adjectivegap, noungentle, adjectivegeyser, nounglacial, adjectiveglen, noungnarled, adjectivegrassy, adjectivegreen, adjectivegreenery, nounground, nounground level, noungulley, noungully, noungust, noungust, verbgusty, adjectivehail, nounhailstone, nounhailstorm, nounhaze, nounheadwind, nounheath, nounheather, nounheat wave, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhill, nounhillock, nounhillside, nounhill station, nounhilly, adjectivehoarfrost, nounhot spring, nounhummock, nounhurricane, nounice, nouniceberg, nounice cap, nouninclement, adjectiveincline, nounIndian summer, nouninland, adjectiveinland, adverbinlet, nouninshore, adverbisland, nounisle, nounislet, nounjetsam, nounjungle, nounknoll, nounlake, nounlakeside, adjectiveledge, nounlightning, nounlip, nounloch, nounlough, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounmarshland, nounmeadow, nounmere, nounmild, adjectivemillpond, nounmire, nounmist, nounmisty, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmonsoon, nounmoonless, adjectivemoor, nounmoorland, nounMother Nature, nounmound, nounmountain, nounmountainous, adjectivemountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmouth, nounmudflat, nounmull, nounmurmur, verbmurmur, nounnarrows, nounnestle, verbnew moon, nounnook, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectivenotch, nounoasis, nounonshore, adjectiveooze, nounoutcrop, nounovercast, adjectiveozone, nounpack ice, nounpalisade, nounpanorama, nounparch, verbparched, adjectivepass, nounpatchy, adjectivepeak, nounpeal, nounpeasouper, nounpebble, nounpelt, verbpenumbra, nounperishing, adjectivepinewood, nounpinnacle, nounpitiless, adjectivepond, nounpour, verbprecipice, nounprospect, nounpuddle, nounquicksand, nounradiate, verbraging, adjectiverain, nounrainbow, nounrain drop, nounrainfall, nounrainstorm, nounrainwater, nounrainy, adjectiverange, nounrapids, nounrarefied, adjectiveravine, nounraw, adjectiverecede, verbreedy, adjectivereef, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrime, nounrise, verbrise, nounrock, nounrocky, adjectiveroll, verbrolling, adjectiverough, adjectiverural, adjectivescenery, nounscud, verbsea breeze, nounsea mist, nounset, verbshore, nounsky, nounslope, nounsludge, nounsnow, nounsnowbound, adjectivesnow-capped, adjectivesnowdrift, nounsnowfall, nounsnowflake, nounsnowstorm, nounsnowy, adjectivesouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheaster, nounsoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivespinney, nounspring, nounstream, nounsullen, adjectivesultry, adjectivesummer, nounsummit, nounsun, nounsundown, nounsun-drenched, adjectivesunrise, nounsunset, nounsunshine, nounswamp, nounsweep, verbswollen, adjectivetempestuous, adjectivethaw, verbthaw, nounthicket, nounthin, adjectivethunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetide, nountreeless, adjectivetree-lined, adjectivetrough, nounturf, nountussock, nountwilight, nounvale, nounvalley, nounverdant, adjectivevisibility, nounvoid, nounwashout, nounwater, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwaterside, nounwaterspout, nounwax, verbwest, adjectivewest, adverbwestbound, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewesternmost, adjectivewestward, adverbwet, adjectivewhirlpool, nounwhirlwind, nounwhite horses, nounwhitewater, nounwild, adjectivewill o' the wisp, nounwind, nounwindstorm, nounwindswept, adjectivewindy, adjectivewood, nounwooded, adjectivewoodland, nounwoodsy, adjectivewoody, adjectivezephyr, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY It was a boiling hot morning.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Relations between the two countries have almost reached boiling point.
It was a boiling hot morning. Relations between the two countries have almost reached boiling point. (=used about liquid that is extremely hot) The coffee was scalding hot.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN The coffee was scalding hot.· The elevation of boiling point T is determined experimentally. 2.· This is the boiling point of water at one atmosphere.· When boiling point is reached, start timing.· This simple mixture is placed in a heater and the temperature quickly raised to just below the boiling point of water.· When ready to serve, reheat the soup to boiling point and pour into a heated tureen.· The situation was clearly reaching boiling point.· These are elevation of boiling point, depression of freezing point, osmotic pressure.· If parents don't appear until boiling point is reached then relationships may well be beyond repair.
· Rinse the can out twice with boiling water to remove all the extract and pour the rinse water into the pan.· Irene said, as Anastasia put a filter into the Chemex spooned in coffee, and poured on boiling water.· Chop and add to casseroles or steep in boiling water for a few minutes before adding to salads.· We found him at least two of my officers did, in a bath full of boiling water in the shower rooms.· Add boiling water and beat to make a smooth frosting.· Place the quails' eggs in a pan of boiling water and boil for 3min.· I had no time to steam my Christmas pudding, so I poured boiling water over it and ate it like cake.· Add the beans to a large saucepan of boiling water and boil rapidly for 10min.
WORD FAMILYnounboilboileradjectiveboilingverbboil
spoken very hot OPP freezing: Can I open a window? It’s boiling in here. It was a boiling hot morning.