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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Boil \Boil\ (boil), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boiled (boild); p. pr.
     & vb. n. Boiling.] [OE. boilen, OF. boilir, builir, F.
     bouillir, fr. L. bullire to be in a bubbling motion, from
     bulla bubble; akin to Gr. ?, Lith. bumbuls. Cf. Bull an
     edict, Budge, v., and Ebullition.]
     1. To be agitated, or tumultuously moved, as a liquid by the
        generation and rising of bubbles of steam (or vapor), or
        of currents produced by heating it to the boiling point;
        to be in a state of ebullition; as, the water boils.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To be agitated like boiling water, by any other cause than
        heat; to bubble; to effervesce; as, the boiling waves.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He maketh the deep to boil like a pot. --Job xii.
                                                    31.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To pass from a liquid to an a["e]riform state or vapor
        when heated; as, the water boils away.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid;
        as, his blood boils with anger.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Then boiled my breast with flame and burning wrath.
                                                    --Surrey.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To be in boiling water, as in cooking; as, the potatoes
        are boiling.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To boil away, to vaporize; to evaporate or be evaporated by
        the action of heat.
  
     To boil over, to run over the top of a vessel, as liquid
        when thrown into violent agitation by heat or other cause
        of effervescence; to be excited with ardor or passion so
        as to lose self-control.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Boiling \Boil"ing\, a.
     Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in
     tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething;
     swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Boiling point, the temperature at which a fluid is
        converted into vapor, with the phenomena of ebullition.
        This is different for different liquids, and for the same
        liquid under different pressures. For water, at the level
        of the sea, barometer 30 in., it is 212 [deg] Fahrenheit;
        for alcohol, 172.96[deg]; for ether, 94.8[deg]; for
        mercury, about 675[deg]. The boiling point of water is
        lowered one degree Fahrenheit for about 550 feet of ascent
        above the level of the sea.
  
     Boiling spring, a spring which gives out very hot water, or
        water and steam, often ejecting it with much force; a
        geyser.
  
     To be at the boiling point, to be very angry.
  
     To keep the pot boiling, to keep going on actively, as in
        certain games. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Boiling \Boil"ing\, n.
     1. The act of ebullition or of tumultuous agitation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Exposure to the action of a hot liquid.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  bubbling \bubbling\ adj.
     1. giving off bubbles; -- of a liquid. [Narrower terms:
        foaming, frothing; effervescent; boiling]
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. stimulatingly lively, witty, and entertaining; -- of
        people.
  
     Syn: effervescent, scintillating, sparkling, sparkly,
          vivacious.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Boil \Boil\ (boil), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boiled (boild); p. pr.
     & vb. n. Boiling.] [OE. boilen, OF. boilir, builir, F.
     bouillir, fr. L. bullire to be in a bubbling motion, from
     bulla bubble; akin to Gr. ?, Lith. bumbuls. Cf. Bull an
     edict, Budge, v., and Ebullition.]
     1. To be agitated, or tumultuously moved, as a liquid by the
        generation and rising of bubbles of steam (or vapor), or
        of currents produced by heating it to the boiling point;
        to be in a state of ebullition; as, the water boils.
  
     2. To be agitated like boiling water, by any other cause than
        heat; to bubble; to effervesce; as, the boiling waves.
  
              He maketh the deep to boil like a pot. --Job xii.
                                                    31.
  
     3. To pass from a liquid to an a["e]riform state or vapor
        when heated; as, the water boils away.
  
     4. To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid;
        as, his blood boils with anger.
  
              Then boiled my breast with flame and burning wrath.
                                                    --Surrey.
  
     5. To be in boiling water, as in cooking; as, the potatoes
        are boiling.
  
     To boil away, to vaporize; to evaporate or be evaporated by
        the action of heat.
  
     To boil over, to run over the top of a vessel, as liquid
        when thrown into violent agitation by heat or other cause
        of effervescence; to be excited with ardor or passion so
        as to lose self-control.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Boiling \Boil"ing\, n.
     1. The act of ebullition or of tumultuous agitation.
  
     2. Exposure to the action of a hot liquid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Boiling \Boil"ing\, a.
     Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in
     tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething;
     swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.
  
     Boiling point, the temperature at which a fluid is
        converted into vapor, with the phenomena of ebullition.
        This is different for different liquids, and for the same
        liquid under different pressures. For water, at the level
        of the sea, barometer 30 in., it is 212 [deg] Fahrenheit;
        for alcohol, 172.96[deg]; for ether, 94.8[deg]; for
        mercury, about 675[deg]. The boiling point of water is
        lowered one degree Fahrenheit for about 550 feet of ascent
        above the level of the sea.
  
     Boiling spring, a spring which gives out very hot water, or
        water and steam, often ejecting it with much force; a
        geyser.
  
     To be at the boiling point, to be very angry.
  
     To keep the pot boiling, to keep going on actively, as in
        certain games. [Colloq.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  boiling
       n 1: the application of heat to change something from a liquid to
            a gas
       2: cooking in a boiling liquid [syn: stewing, simmering]
       adv : extremely; "boiling mad"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  boiling
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 βραστός, βρασμός
     2 (ετ ανεπίσημο en) καυτός, πάρα πολύ ζεστός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  boiling
     a.
     1 That boil#Verb or boil.
     2 (lb en informal hyperbole) Of a thing: extremely hot#Adjective or
  active.
     adv.
     (lb en of adjectives associated with heat) extremely
     n.
     1 The process of change the state of a substance from liquid to gas
  by heating it to its boiling point.
     2 (lb en uncountable) An animation style with constantly changing
  wavy outline, giving a shimmering or wobbling appearance.
     vb.
     (present participle of en boil nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  boiling
     a.
     1 That boil#Verb or boil.
     2 (lb en informal hyperbole) Of a thing: extremely hot#Adjective or
  active.
     adv.
     (lb en of adjectives associated with heat) extremely
     n.
     1 The process of change the state of a substance from liquid to gas
  by heating it to its boiling point.
     2 (lb en uncountable) An animation style with constantly changing
  wavy outline, giving a shimmering or wobbling appearance.
     vb.
     (present participle of en boil nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  boiling
     a.
     1 That boil#Verb or boil.
     2 (lb en informal hyperbole) Of a thing: extremely hot#Adjective or
  active.
     adv.
     (lb en of adjectives associated with heat) extremely
     n.
     1 The process of change the state of a substance from liquid to gas
  by heating it to its boiling point.
     2 (lb en uncountable) An animation style with constantly changing
  wavy outline, giving a shimmering or wobbling appearance.
     vb.
     (present participle of en boil nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  boiling
     a.
     1 That boil#Verb or boil.
     2 (lb en informal hyperbole) Of a thing: extremely hot#Adjective or
  active.
     adv.
     (lb en of adjectives associated with heat) extremely
     n.
     1 The process of change the state of a substance from liquid to gas
  by heating it to its boiling point.
     2 (lb en uncountable) An animation style with constantly changing
  wavy outline, giving a shimmering or wobbling appearance.
     vb.
     (present participle of en boil nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  boiling
     Englanti a.
     1 kiehuva
     2 tulikuuma
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm b oil ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  boiling
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en boil ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb boil)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Boiling /bˈɔɪlɪŋ/
  الغليان

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  boiling //ˈbɔɪlɪŋ// 
  1. врял
  of a thing: extremely hot
  2. врящ, кипящ
  that boil(s)

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  boiling //ˈbɔɪlɪŋ// 
  кипене
  process of changing the state of a substance