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boiling vs heating

heating vs boiling

boiling and heating both are nouns.

boiling is an adverb but heating is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
boiling Yes No No Yes
heating Yes No No No
As nouns, heating is a hypernym of boiling; that is, heating is a word with a broader meaning than boiling:
  • boiling: the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
  • heating: the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
Other hypernyms of boiling include warming, evaporation, vapor, vaporisation, vaporization, vapour.
boiling (noun) heating (noun)
cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil utility to warm a building
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
boiling (adverb) heating (adverb)
passionately or agitatedly
Difference between boiling and heating

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