(with reference to food) cook or be cooked by immersing in boiling water or stock
boil the potatoes until well done
you can put the salad together while the pasta is boiling
(of the sea or clouds) be turbulent and stormy
she stood gazing out of the lighthouse window as the sea boiled beneath her
at or near boiling point
boiling water
the action of bringing a liquid to the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour