boiling

Definition

  • adjective: very hot
  • adjective: heated to the boiling point
  • synonyms: surging, seething, agitation

Examples

  • He could feel the anger 'boiling up' inside him. [=he could feel himself becoming very angry]

  • The water in the pot is 'boiling over'. = The pot (of water) is 'boiling over'.

  • The kettle (of water) is 'boiling'. = The water in the kettle is 'boiling'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Scarlett! Scarlett! Oh, Miss Scarlett.... Stop it! Go light a fire in the stove! Keep boiling water in the kettle, get me a ball of twine and... ...and all the clean towels you can find, and the scissors. Don't come telling me you can't find them. Go get them, and get them quick! (..)
    1939 Gone with the Wind