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aboil.

In a boil; boiling.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈbɔɪl/US/əˈbɔɪl̩/US
  1. In a boil; boiling.

  2. Heated up; excited.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Latin bulla Latin -iō Latin bulliō Old French boillirbor. Middle English boillen English boil English aboil From a- (“in, on”) + boil.

adv/əˈbɔɪl/US/əˈbɔɪl̩/US
  1. In a boil; boiling.

    not-comparable
  2. Heated up; excited.

    figuratively · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Latin bulla Latin -iō Latin bulliō Old French boillirbor. Middle English boillen English boil English aboil From a- (“in, on”) + boil.

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