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

  • (..) - No, you don't. A volumetric flask is for general mixing and titration. You wouldn't apply heat to a volumetric flask. That's what a boiling flask is for. Did you not learn nothing from my chemistry class? No. You flunked me, remember? - No wonder. - Prick. (..)
    2008 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Pilot Season: 1 Episode 1
  • (..) millilitres. Very rare. You got your usual paraphernalia, Griffin beakers... ...there's your Erlenmeyer flask. But the ...a round bottom boiling flask, millilitres. I cook in one of those. A big one. One of these? No, this is an volumetric flask. You wouldn't cook in one of these. (..)
    2008 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Pilot Season: 1 Episode 1