Boiling means when water or another liquid is extremely hot and bubbling violently.
When you boil something, like pasta or eggs, you put it in boiling water to cook it quickly. This usually means submerging the food in a pot of hot water that's been heated up until it's steaming and moving around rapidly. The high heat helps break down the ingredients so they're easier to digest and taste good. If you need to get rid of leftover vegetables, you can boil them too – just put them in some boiling water for a few minutes, then drain and discard the liquid.
How common is "boiling"?
Word boiling is considered uncommon in modern English. It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.
Definitions
verb
(of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
Example: Boil some water in a pan.
To cook in boiling water.
Example: Boil the eggs for three minutes.
(of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
Example: Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
(used only in progressive tenses, of weather) To be uncomfortably hot.
Example: It’s boiling outside!
(used only in progressive tenses) To feel uncomfortably hot.
Example: I’m boiling in here – could you open the window?
To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation.
Example: to boil sugar or salt
To steep or soak in warm water.
To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce.
Example: the boiling waves of the sea
To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid.
