Boiling

7 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

At or reaching the temperature at which a liquid vaporises and bubbles vigorously, or describing something extremely hot.

“She watched the boiling water bubble furiously as she prepared to cook the pasta.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/

Syllables

boil·ing

Related Words

Synonyms

stewingsimmering

Antonyms

freezingcoolingchilling

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Wordle

Contains the OI vowel pair, BOILING has two consecutive vowels which is handy in Wordle

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Scrabble

Common word scoring moderately, the ING ending hooks broadly on the board

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Words you can make from Boiling

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