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boiling

2.5

Used before an adjective to show a very strong feeling

adverb
/ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/

: extremadamente

I'm like, bro, I'm not staying here on this Saturday, bro bro my blood was boiling like I'm like, man, I miss this.

Examples

If you knew my blood was boiling right now because Walls has done nothing but lie to feather his own bed his entire career.
I am just too tired and boiling with rage.
And weeks go by like this and you start to feel like your blood is boiling and you start to get annoyed.
I am just too tired and boiling with rage.
If you knew my blood was boiling right now because Walls has done nothing but lie to feather his own bed his entire career.
And weeks go by like this and you start to feel like your blood is boiling and you start to get annoyed.

Synonyms

hotly

vsboiling

27 4.1

In a strong, angry, or excited way

is used broadly to mean extreme intensity across feelings or states

heatedly

vsboiling

3 5.1

In a way that shows strong feelings, often anger

is more specific to angry or passionate reactions than general extreme intensity

swelteringly

vsboiling

7.9

To do something in a very intense or extreme way

is used to stress extreme intensity specifically for feelings or states

Antonyms

mild

107 1.0

Something like pain and criticism that is not very strong or serious

Idioms

boiling mad

Informal

1 4.8

Feeling very angry

to keep the pot boiling

Informal

1 7.2

To make people stay interested and active in a project

frog in a boiling pot

Informal

9.3

A person who slowly fails to notice danger until it is too late

Compounds

boiling water

29 1.0

Water heated until it makes bubbles and steam

boiling point

Specialized

4 3.4

The temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas at normal air pressure

boiling point

Informal

4 4.4

A moment when anger or stress becomes so strong that someone shows it

boiling water reactor

Specialized

1 7.0

A machine in a nuclear power plant that boils water to make steam to turn a turbine

boiling frog

Informal

9.3

A person or group that does not react to slow harmful changes until serious damage happens

How Intense

overwhelming

423 4.4

boiling

2.5

intense

573 3.7

strong

∞ 1.0

mild

107 1.0

Surface Forms

boiling positive

Morphology

boiling = boil (semi-transparent) = boil + ing

The participial adjective/ adverbial use derives from 'boil' (high heat) but is a metaphorical extension to emotional intensity, which is somewhat figurative for learners.

Etymology

Boiling comes from the verb boil meaning 'to bubble', and people used the idea of water bubbling to show strong feelings. So calling someone 'boiling' means they are extremely hot or very angry because their feelings are like boiling water.