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Definition of boiling adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

boiling

adjective

NAmE//ˈbɔɪlɪŋ//

(also boiling hot)

very hot synonym baking You must be boiling in that sweater! a boiling hot day opposite freezing

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