boilingとは意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From boil +‎ -ing.

発音

• (Received 発音, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/
• 韻: -ɔɪlɪŋ
• ハイフネーション: boil‧ing

動詞

boiling

1. present participle of boil

名詞

boiling (複数形 boilings)

1. The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point.
2. (uncountable) An animation style with constantly changing wavy outlines, giving a shimmering or wobbling appearance.

形容詞

boiling (comparative more boiling, superlative most boiling)

1. That boils or boil.

   boiling kettle  boiling oil

2. (informal, hyperbolic) Of a thing: extremely hot or active.
   • 1963, Margery Allingham, “Conference in the Morning”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, OCLC 483591931, page 130:

     With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet on the doorstep which now, in mid-morning, was in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dust in the bright haze.

   • 2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, p. 37

     As I collected some individuals from a nest, an alarm was sent and a boiling mass of ants issued from the colony.

   The radiator is boiling – I’m going to turn it down a bit.

3. (informal, hyperbolic) Of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot.

   I’m boiling – can’t we open a window?

4. (informal, hyperbolic) Of the weather: very hot.

   It’s boiling out today!

派生語

• boiling frog
• boiling hot