f. 1. (müxt. mənalarda) to boil, to seethe; Su qaynayır The water is boiling; Ölkə qaynayır The country is seething / boiling; 2. məc. to be* in full swing; İş qaynayır Work is in full swing; həyat qaynayır Life is in full swing; bulaq kimi ~ to well out, to spout; ◊ qanı ~ to display / to show* sympathy, to feel* drawn to smb., to take* liking to smb.