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It can be, as in a steaming bowl of oatmeal.
Steaming is the present participle of the verb (to steam) and may also be used as a noun/gerund as in "Steaming vegetables retains more of the vitamins."
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∙ 10y agoIt can be, when it modifies an adjective to indicate intensity (boiling hot). Otherwise it is a verb form, gerund (noun), or adjective.
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∙ 9y agoBoiling can be used as an adjective.
Example: boiling water
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∙ 13y agoBoiling is a verb if you say the water is boiling
Boililng is an adjectice if you say Telina turned a boiling red so...yes
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∙ 11y agoboiling
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Is boiling an verb?
"Boiling" is an adverb (also an adjective) "Boil" is a verb.
What is adjective that describes fire the sun boiling water and a heater but not snow?
Hot
Can an adjective modify a verb?
No. If a word modifies a verb, it would be an adverb.
What is 'boiling' when translated from English to Italian?
Bollente/i (adjective s/pl) or "che bolle/bollono" (correspondent to "that is boiling" s/pl)
What type of noun is the word boiling?
The word boiling is a verb (present participle of the verb 'to boil'), an adverb (modifying a verb or an adjective), and sometimes an adjective (modifying a noun) or a verbal noun (a gerund, a present participle verb used as a noun). Example uses:Verb: She was boiling the eggs to be used in the salad.Adverb: I spilled some boiling hot soup on my hand.Adjective: The boiling water was ready for the ziti to be added.Noun: Boiling will set the dye so that it won't wash out.
What adjective describe sun?
bright, hot, large, round, orange, red, yellow
Which is an adjective touch or hot?
In sentences such as "Don't touch the hot stove" or "That wire is hot to the touch" the word hot is the adjective. The word touch is a noun in either case - although in the second, it is the object of the adjective prepositional phrase.
How is boiling different from boiling point?
Boiling is the phase where the boiling occurs. The point at which the boiling occurs is the boiling point.
What are the names of the grammar used in each word in the following sentence 'I was boiling a pot full of spaghetti when Emma called me loudly'?
I (subject) was boiling (transitive verb) a pot (direct object) full (adjective) of spaghetti (genitive) when (conjunction) Emma (subject) called (transitive verb) me (direct object) loudly (adverb).
Is distilled a lipid?
No. The term "distilled" is an adjective used to refer to a substance that has been purified by boiling it to separate it from less volatile impurities. For example chemistry labs often use distilled water.
Which property of an ester can be used to check its purity before use as a food flavoring?
options (A) Boiling point (b) Colour (C) Smell (D) Solubility in water.
What is boiling tubes used for?
A boiling tube is used for boiling a liquid in
