boiling point
noun
1
: the temperature at which a liquid boils
2
a
: the point at which a person becomes uncontrollably angry
b
: the point of crisis : head sense 17b
matters had reached the boiling point
Examples of boiling point in a Sentence
The boiling point of water is 212° Fahrenheit or 100° Celsius.
when the situation reached the boiling point, the President had no choice but to order out the National Guard
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Over 30 years ago, Los Angeles reached a boiling point following the acquittal of four police officers who brutally beat Rodney King.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 1 Feb. 2026
Mulier ultimately heated up the house to the boiling point with original, inventive designs, giving an experimental, modernist spin to Alaïa’s legacy of empowering, feminine and sculptural fashions.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
When Minnesota’s fraud scandals finally reached a boiling point, Governor Tim Walz did the bare minimum.
—Jennifer Nassour, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The intense temperature and pressure of the impact heated the moon's crust and mantle so much that many of the volatile elements present (volatiles are elements with low boiling points), including potassium, evaporated and escaped into space.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Okla Jones, Essence, 1 Feb. 2026
Mulier ultimately heated up the house to the boiling point with original, inventive designs, giving an experimental, modernist spin to Alaïa’s legacy of empowering, feminine and sculptural fashions.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
When Minnesota’s fraud scandals finally reached a boiling point, Governor Tim Walz did the bare minimum.
—Jennifer Nassour, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The intense temperature and pressure of the impact heated the moon's crust and mantle so much that many of the volatile elements present (volatiles are elements with low boiling points), including potassium, evaporated and escaped into space.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for boiling point
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“Boiling point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boiling%20point. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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boiling point
noun
boil·ing point
ˈbȯi-liŋ-ˌpȯint 
: the temperature at which a liquid boils
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