boiling

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of boil

plural boilings

1. countableuncountableThe process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point.

   Antonyms: freezing

2. countableuncountableThe cooking (of food) or cleaning (of an object) by immersing it in liquid (usually water) that is boiling.
3. countablefigurativelyA turmoil; a disturbance like that of bubbling water.
4. figurativelyuncountableAn animation style with constantly changing wavy outlines, giving a shimmering or wobbling appearance.

comparative more boiling · superlative most boiling

1. That boils or boil.

   boiling kettle  boiling oil

2. excessiveinformalOf a thing: extremely hot or active.

   The radiator is boiling – I’m going to turn it down a bit.

   2 more examples

   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.

   1963, Margery Allingham, “Conference in the Morning”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 130

   As I collected some individuals from a nest, an alarm was sent and a boiling mass of ants issued from the colony.

   2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press,, →ISBN, page 37

3. excessiveinformalOf a person: feeling uncomfortably hot.

   I’m boiling – can’t we open a window?

   Synonyms: steaming, cooking, baking, frying

4. excessiveinformalOf the weather: very hot.

   It’s boiling out today!

1. not comparableExtremely

   He was boiling mad.