Meaning

4 senses
  1. That boils or boil.

    boiling kettle boiling oil

    kochend

  2. (excessive, informal)Of a thing: extremely hot or active.

    The radiator is boiling – I’m going to turn it down a bit.

  3. (excessive, informal)Of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot.

    I’m boiling – can’t we open a window?

  4. (excessive, informal)Of the weather: very hot.

    It’s boiling out today!

Examples

144 sentences
  1. I burned myself with boiling water.

    Я опікся окропом. — deniko

    ruЯ обжегся кипятком. — Iolanda

    deIch habe mich verbrüht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Put the egg into boiling water.

    Поклади яйце в окріп. — deniko

    ruПоложи яйцо в кипяток. — corvard

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  3. The kettle is boiling.

    Чайник кипить. — deniko

    ruЧайник кипит. — marafon

    deDer Wasserkocher kocht. — Augustus

  4. The water isn't boiling yet.

    Вода ще не закипіла. — deniko

    ruВода ещё не закипела. — odexed

    deDas Wasser kocht noch nicht. — Adelpa

  5. Please fill the teapot with boiling water.

    ruНаполни, пожалуйста, заварочный чайник кипятком. — Karok

    deFülle die Teekanne bitte mit kochendem Wasser. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

6 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
that boil(s):

Forms

more boiling, most boiling
Comparativemore boiling Lesson
Superlativemost boiling Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms

Word family

5 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • boiling boiling
  • boiling boiling water
  • is boiling boiling
  • boiling water

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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