Definitions for boiling
ˈbɔɪ lɪŋboil·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. boilingnoun

   the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas

2. boiling, stewing, simmeringadverb

   cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil

3. boilingadverb

   extremely

   "boiling mad"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. boilingnoun

   The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point.

2. boilingadverb

   Extremely

   He was boiling mad.

3. boilingadjective

   That boils or boil.

4. boilingadjective

   Extremely hot.

   The radiator is boiling uE00026913uE001 I'm going to turn it down a bit.

5. boilingadjective

   Feeling uncomfortably hot.

   I'm boiling uE00026914uE001 can't we open a window?

6. boilingadjective

   Very hot.

   It's boiling out today!

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Boiling

   Boiling is the rapid phase transition from liquid to gas or vapor; the reverse of boiling is condensation. Boiling occurs when a liquid is heated to its boiling point, when the temperature at which the vapour pressure of the liquid is equal to the pressure exerted on the liquid by the surrounding atmosphere. Boiling and evaporation is the two main forms of liquid vaporization. There are two main types of boiling: nucleate boiling where small bubbles of vapour form at discrete points, and critical heat flux boiling where the boiling surface is heated above a certain critical temperature and a film of vapor forms on the surface. Transition boiling is an intermediate, unstable form of boiling with elements of both types. The boiling point of water is 100 °C or 212 °F but is lower with the decreased atmospheric pressure found at higher altitudes. Boiling water is used as a method of making it potable by killing microbes and viruses that may be present. The sensitivity of different micro-organisms to heat varies, but if water is held at 100 °C (212 °F) for one minute, most micro-organisms and viruses are inactivated. Ten minutes at a temperature of 70 °C (158 °F) is also sufficient to inactivate most bacteria.Boiling water is also used in several cooking methods including boiling, steaming, and poaching.

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1. boiling

   Boiling is the process or state at which a liquid substance turns into gas typically when heated to a certain temperature known as its boiling point. During boiling, the liquid's molecules gain enough energy to move vigorously, leading to formation of bubbles that rise to the surface and release the gas or vapor into the atmosphere.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Boiling

   of Boil

2. Boilingadjective

   heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething; swelling with heat, ardor, or passion

3. Boilingnoun

   the act of ebullition or of tumultuous agitation

4. Boilingnoun

   exposure to the action of a hot liquid

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1. Boiling

   Boiling is the rapid vaporization of a liquid, which occurs when a liquid is heated to its boiling point, the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is equal to the pressure exerted on the liquid by the surrounding environmental pressure.

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Boiling

   In secondary batteries the escape of hydrogen and oxygen gas when the battery is charged. The bubbling of the escaping gases produces the effect of boiling.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. boiling

   The "whole boiling" means the entire quantity, or whole party; applied to number or quantity. A contemptuous epithet.

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1. • Heating
   • Vaporization

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of boiling in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of boiling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of boiling in a Sentence

1. Mark Kantrowitz:

   The growth in education debt outstanding is like cooking a lobster, The increase in total student debt occurs slowly but steadily, so by the time you notice that the water is boiling, you’re already cooked. http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/08/09/student-loan-debt-surpasses-credit-cards/

2. De Luca:

   I know nothing about all this, anyone who thinks they can put me under a siege will receive buckets of boiling oil on their heads.

3. Mark Kantrowitz:

   The growth in education debt outstanding is like cooking a lobster, The increase in total student debt occurs slowly but steadily, so by the time you notice that the water is boiling, you’re already cooked.” http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/08/09/student-loan-debt-surpasses-credit-cards/

4. Vladimir Putin:

   We'd anxiously await mother to cook us a meal, which Jeb Bush never did, if you call pouring a little Hormel out of the box into a boiling pot of water cooking, then Jeb Bush did cook.

5. Zelda:

   Most people hew the battlements of life from compromise, erecting their impregnable keeps from judicious submissions, fabricating their philosophical drawbridges from emotional retractions and scalding marauders in the boiling oil of sour grapes.

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