boiling-hot
Too hot, bubbling
Boiling-hot describes something at or near the temperature at which water boils, or more loosely, anything extremely hot.
The term applies literally to liquids and figuratively to weather, surfaces, or emotions.
The boiling-hot coffee burned my tongue.
We spent a boiling-hot afternoon without air conditioning.
The hyphenated form typically appears before nouns it modifies, while the unhyphenated version follows linking verbs.
Extremely hot, burning
- steamingReleasing hot vapor
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- searingBrowning with intense heat
red-hot · superheated · bubbling · simmering · sweltering · thermal · burning · fiery
Extremely hot, uncomfortably so
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- oppressiveUnjustly harsh or stifling
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
humid · muggy · tropical · desert · heatwave · unbearable · suffocating · parched
Extremely angry
- seethingIntensely, quietly enraged
- lividExtremely angry or discolored
- enragedExtremely, intensely provoked
- fumingExtremely angry, visibly so
incensed · irate · wrathful · explosive · erupting · volcanic · raging · temper
scalding
Extremely hot, burning
- steamingReleasing hot vapor
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
searing · red-hot · superheated · bubbling · simmering · sweltering · thermal · burning · fiery · molten
sweltering
Extremely hot, uncomfortably so
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- oppressiveUnjustly harsh or stifling
stifling · humid · muggy · tropical · desert · heatwave · unbearable · suffocating · parched · sun-baked
furious
Extremely angry
- seethingIntensely, quietly enraged
- lividExtremely angry or discolored
- enragedExtremely, intensely provoked
fuming · incensed · irate · wrathful · explosive · erupting · volcanic · raging · temper · outburst
blanch
Scald briefly, then cool
stew · soup · stock · pasta · dumplings · noodles · congee · hotpot · fondue · cauldron
burn
Damage by heat
scorch · heatstroke · caution · warning · hazard · spill · splash · cool-down