| NOUN | process | boiling | the application of heat / heat to change something from a liquid / liquid to a gas |
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| act | boiling, stewing, simmering | cooking in a liquid / liquid that has been brought to a boil | |
| ADVERB | all | boiling | extremely |
| Sounds | boy'lihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | The application of heat / heat to change something from a liquid / liquid to a gas. | |
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| Narrower | decoction process, decoction mashing | (brewing) a process in which part of the mash is removed and boiled and then returned |
| Broader | heating, warming | The process of becoming warmer |
| vaporization, vaporisation, vapor, vapour, evaporation | The process of becoming a vapor | |
| Spanish | ebullición | |
| Catalan | ebullició | |
| Meaning | cooking in a liquid / liquid that has been brought to a boil. | |
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| Synonyms | stewing, simmering | |
| Broader | cooking, cookery, preparation | The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
| Spanish | ebullición | |
| Catalan | ebullició | |
| Meaning | Extremely. | |
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| Example | "boiling mad" | |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
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