aboil in Portuguese
aboil in Portuguese is fervente — aboil means boiling, or at boiling point.
aboil in Portuguese
fervente
In a boil; boiling. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
What does "aboil" mean?
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adj Boiling, or at boiling point.
"The stove is full, with corned beef asimmer in one pot, cabbage aboil in another, and vegetable soup asteam in a third."
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adj Worked up or excited.
"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."
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aboil in a sentence
- The stove is full, with corned beef asimmer in one pot, cabbage aboil in another, and vegetable soup asteam in a third.
- Being a devotee of the Johnny Weismuller school of Tarzaning, no wasp-waisted cartoon character can get my blood aboil.
- 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.
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What is "aboil" in Portuguese?
"aboil" in Portuguese is fervente. aboil means: Boiling, or at boiling point.
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