·noun Exposure to the action of a hot liquid.
II. Boiling ·noun The act of ebullition or of tumultuous agitation.
III. Boiling ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Boil.
IV. Boiling ·adj Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething; swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.