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boiling
  1. 1 boiling, seething
  2. 2 becoming heated (e.g. of a debate), excitement, agitation, fermentation
  3. 3 soaring (of prices), shooting up
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· examples

  • The coffeepot is boiling.

    sense 1 · boiling

  • The country seethed over the issue of national defense.

    sense 2 · becoming heated (e.g. of a debate)

  • The water has boiled away.

    sense 1 · boiling

  • The water has boiled away.

    sense 1 · boiling

  • The kettle must be boiling.

    sense 1 · boiling

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