biting vs boiling

biting

adj
  • Causing a stinging sensation. 

  • Tending to bite. 

  • Cutting or incisive. 

noun
  • A bite-sized snack. 

  • An instance of something being bitten. 

boiling

adj
  • Of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot. 

  • Of a thing: extremely hot or active. 

  • Of the weather: very hot. 

  • That boils or boil. 

noun
  • An animation style with constantly changing wavy outlines, giving a shimmering or wobbling appearance. 

  • The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point. 

adv
  • Extremely 

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