verb
- Come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor.
- usage: "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"
- synonyms: boil
- Immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes.
- usage: "boil potatoes"; "boil wool"
- synonyms: boil
- Bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point.
- usage: "boil this liquid until it evaporates"
- synonyms: boil
- Be agitated.
- usage: "the sea was churning in the storm"
- Be in an agitated emotional state.
- usage: "The customer was seething with anger"
adjective
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