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boiling

adjective as in very hot

adjective as in angered

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In addition to allegedly using makeshift blades, Abedi was also accused of throwing boiling hot liquid at officers during the attack.

From BBC

His indignation at being booted out came boiling over later that year when he held onto his constituency seat of Hartlepool, despite challenges from left-wing candidates.

From BBC

Drifting between boiling anger and crushing regret, O’Brien’s delivery of a monologue to the ghost of Rocky astounds for its insides-bearing rawness.

We’d better start by stating that the metaphor involving boiling a frog by gradually increasing the temperature of the water is a myth.

From Salon

Simply cook the noodles in boiling water for four minutes, drain and then add in the sauce packet.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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