沸わき

noun

boiling

Refers to the act or state of boiling, often used in compounds like 沸き上がる (to boil up) or 沸き立つ (to seethe). As a standalone noun, it is less common than the verb 沸く.

• やかんの湯ゆの沸わきが遅おそい。

  The kettle is slow to boil.

• 沸わき上あがる湯ゆ気げを見みつめる。

  I gaze at the steam rising from the boiling water.