boiling
The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to…The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point.
» I burned myself with boiling water.
Ich habe mich verbrüht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я обжегся кипятком. — Iolanda
Я обварился кипятком. — Lenin_1917
Я ошпарился кипятком. — Wezzel
Я опікся окропом. — deniko
Я опіклася окропом. — deniko
Iolanda · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point.
кипе́ниеkipénije
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
(countable, uncountable)The cooking (of food) or cleaning (of an object) by immersing it in liquid (usually water) that is boiling.
cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil
(countable, figuratively)A turmoil; a disturbance like that of bubbling water.
(figuratively, uncountable)An animation style with constantly changing wavy outlines, giving a shimmering or wobbling appearance.
Examples
144 sentencesI burned myself with boiling water.
Я опікся окропом. — deniko
ruЯ обжегся кипятком. — Iolanda
deIch habe mich verbrüht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Put the egg into boiling water.
Поклади яйце в окріп. — deniko
ruПоложи яйцо в кипяток. — corvard
The kettle is boiling.
Чайник кипить. — deniko
ruЧайник кипит. — marafon
deDer Wasserkocher kocht. — Augustus
The water isn't boiling yet.
Вода ще не закипіла. — deniko
ruВода ещё не закипела. — odexed
deDas Wasser kocht noch nicht. — Adelpa
Please fill the teapot with boiling water.
ruНаполни, пожалуйста, заварочный чайник кипятком. — Karok
deFülle die Teekanne bitte mit kochendem Wasser. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: boilingsSynonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- boiling boiling
- boiling boiling water
- is boiling boiling
- boiling water
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.