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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024boil•ing /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. - having reached the temperature when a liquid turns into a gas:boiling water.
- fiercely churning:the boiling seas.
- uncomfortably warm:Could you lower the heat; we're boiling in here.
- (of anger, etc.) intense;
fierce:boiling anger.
adv. - to an extreme degree;
very: I was boiling mad. It was boiling hot.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024boil•ing (boi′ling),USA pronunciation adj. - having reached the boiling point;
steaming or bubbling up under the action of heat:boiling water. - fiercely churning or swirling:the boiling seas.
- (of anger, rage, etc.) intense;
fierce;
heated.
adv. - to an extreme extent;
very:August is usually boiling hot; boiling mad.
- Middle English. See boil1, -ing2 1250–1300
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