aboil

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English

Etymology

a- (“in, on”) +‎ boil

Pronunciation

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Adjective

aboil (comparative more aboil, superlative most aboil)

  1. In a boil; boiling. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
    In the kitchen several pots were aboil.
  2. (figurative) Heated up; excited. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
    • 1981, Antæus (issues 43-46, page 7)
      At ten o'clock on the morning of his third visit, Pablo found himself aboil with rage and sweat, glaring into the druggist's thick horn-rimmed spectacles in an attempt to engage the dead bug eyes behind them.

Translations

Adverb

aboil (not comparable)

  1. In a boil; boiling. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
  2. Figuratively, heated up; excited. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “aboil”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

Anagrams

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