1. The application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
   "The boiling of water is essential for making tea"
    
2. Cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil
   "boiling the soup for hours allowed the flavours to meld";
   - stewing, simmering

1. Passionately or agitatedly
   "boiling mad"

1. Feeling uncomfortably hot
   "It was a boiling day, and everyone sought shade";
   - sweltering, baking, roasting, steaming

1. Come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapour
   "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"
    
2. Bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
   "boil this liquid until it evaporates"
    
3. Immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes
   "boil potatoes"; "boil wool"
    
4. Be agitated
   "the sea was boiling in the storm";
   - churn, moil [N. Amer], roil
    
5. Feel intense but often unexpressed anger or agitation
   "The customer was boiling with anger";
   - seethe

Derived forms: boilings

Type of: alter, change, change state, cookery, cooking, evaporation, experience, feel, heating, modify, move, preparation, turn, vapor [US], vaporisation [Brit], vaporization, vapour [Brit, Cdn], warming

Antonym: freeze

Encyclopedia: Boiling, James