Definition of boiling
1a : heated to the boiling pointb : torrid a boiling sun
2 : intensely agitated a boiling sea boiling with anger
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Examples of boiling in a Sentence
I'm boiling in this suit.
It is boiling in here.
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The station is home to two boiling water reactors, capable of powering more than 2.25 million homes and businesses.
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First Known Use of boiling
14th century
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Definition of boiling
: to an extreme degree : very boiling mad boiling hot
Examples of boiling in a Sentence
The sun was boiling hot.
He is boiling mad at how he was treated.
First Known Use of boiling
1607
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Definition of boiling for English Language Learners
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: very or extremely
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