boiling

He’s always lived in Bedford Falls — er, Hill Valley — and while his puffy red vest gets him mistaken for a sailor, he behaves more like a frog in an already boiling pot.

“We’re nearing a boiling point of rising churn and overwhelming choice.”

Water transfers heat to another liquid with a lower boiling point to generate steam that spins turbines for generating electricity.

The U.S. military has helped keep ethnic and religious tensions from boiling over.

In any case, simply pulling up the drawbridge, hoisting the “independence” flag, and pouring boiling scorn on the barbarians at the gate isn’t a viable response.