boiling
adj. A2 Elementary US //ˈbɔɪɫɪŋ// UK //bˈɔɪlɪŋ// boil·ing
adj. extremely hot. You use this to describe the weather or how you feel when you are too warm.
adj. extremely hot; having a very high temperature. Often used figuratively to describe intense heat in a weather context.
It is boiling in this room; can we open a window?
We decided to stay indoors because it was boiling outside and the sun was too strong for a walk.
The hikers were exhausted after spending the entire afternoon trekking through the boiling desert heat without enough water.
From boil + -ing.
Usage
Often follows a linking verb like 'be' or 'feel'.
Pitfall
It is very boiling today.It is absolutely boiling today.Boiling is a non-gradable adjective; it should be used with 'absolutely' or 'really' rather than 'very'.