
Meaning of BOILING
Pronunciation: | | 'boyleeng
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- [n] cooking in a boiling liquid
- [n] the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
- [adv] (informal) extremely; "boiling mad"
- [adj] hot enough to boil; "boiling water"
- [adj] intensely stirred up especially by anger or resentment; "he is boiling with anger"; "still sizzling over the insult"
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| Synonyms: | | hot, scalding, simmering, sizzling, stewing |
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| See Also: | | cookery, cooking, decoction, evaporation, heating, preparation, vapor, vaporisation, vaporization, vapour, warming | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Boil"ing\, a.
Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in
tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething;
swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.
{Boiling point}, the temperature at which a fluid is
converted into vapor, with the phenomena of ebullition.
This is different for different liquids, and for the same
liquid under different pressures. For water, at the level
of the sea, barometer 30 in., it is 212 [deg] Fahrenheit;
for alcohol, 172.96[deg]; for ether, 94.8[deg]; for
mercury, about 675[deg]. The boiling point of water is
lowered one degree Fahrenheit for about 550 feet of ascent
above the level of the sea.
{Boiling spring}, a spring which gives out very hot water, or
water and steam, often ejecting it with much force; a
geyser.
{To be at the boiling point}, to be very angry.
{To keep the pot boiling}, to keep going on actively, as in
certain games. [Colloq.]
\Boil"ing\, n.
1. The act of ebullition or of tumultuous agitation.
2. Exposure to the action of a hot liquid.
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Dream Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Dreaming that something is boiling, represents transformation and/or sacrifice. There is something that you need to get down to the heart of. In particular to dream that water is boiling, suggests that you are expressing some emotional turmoil. It also may mean that feelings from your unconscious are surfacing and ready to be acknowledged. |
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