Meaning & use
boiling
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extremely hot, or heated to the point of bubbling vigorously
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Don't touch the pan, the oil is boiling.
It was a boiling afternoon, with the pavement shimmering in the heat.
A note on using this word
As an intensifier in British English, 'boiling' is often used informally to describe uncomfortably hot weather, as in 'I'm boiling.'
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