Definition of boiling
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: heated to the boiling point
b
: torrid
a boiling sun
2
: intensely agitated
a boiling sea boiling with anger
boiling
adverbDefinition of boiling (Entry 2 of 2)
: to an extreme degree : very
boiling mad boiling hot
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The first known use of boiling was in the 14th century
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