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bullir.

to boil (to begin to turn into a gas)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/buˈʝiɾ/[buˈʝiɾ]/buˈʝiɾ/[buˈʝiɾ]
  1. to boil (to begin to turn into a gas)

    intransitive
  2. to boil, to bubble, to churn (to be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce)

    intransitive
  3. to bustle (to move busily and energetically)

    intransitive
  4. to bubble, to bubble up, to well up (to churn or foment, as if wishing to rise to the surface)

    figuratively
  5. to teem, to abound

    intransitive
  6. to move, to budge (part of one's body)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? Latin bulla Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin bulliō Old Spanish bullir Spanish bullir Inherited from Old Spanish bullir, from Latin bulliō.

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