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boiling - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'boiling' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Boiling [ a.]
- Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething; swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.
2 . Boiling [ n.]
- The act of ebullition or of tumultuous agitation.
- Exposure to the action of a hot liquid.
3 . Boiling [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Boil

Meaning of 'boiling' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . boiling [ r]
Meaning (1):
- extremely
Example in sentence:
  • a whacking good story;
  • boiling mad;
  • bored stiff;
  • frightened stiff;
  • he was enormously popular;
  • hellishly dangerous;
  • infernally clever;
  • it was positively monumental;
  • it will be an extraordinarily painful step to negotiate;
  • roaring drunk;
  • she was drop-dead gorgeous;
  • she was inordinately smart;
  • teachers were shockingly underpaid;
  • there is precious little time left;
  • they all were whopping drunk;
  • Why are you so all-fired aggressive?;
  • you are bloody right;
  • you are goddamn right!