ferver — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
ferver is used for these senses in English:
- boil (transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
- boil (ambitransitive) To cook in boiling water.
- bounce off the walls (idiomatic) To be overly active relative to the enclosed space in which one is.
- seethe Of a person: to be in an agitated or angry mental state, often in a way that is not obvious to others.
boil — full definition
- verb To heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns to vapor.
- noun A painful, swollen, pus-filled lump on the skin caused by infection.
seethe — full definition
- verb Of a liquid or other substance, or a container holding it: to be boiled (vigorously); to become boiling hot.
- verb Of a liquid, vapor, etc., or a container holding it: to foam or froth in an agitated manner, as if boiling.
- verb Of a person: to be in an agitated or angry mental state, often in a way that is not obvious to others.
- verb Of a place: to be filled with many people or things moving about actively; to buzz with activity; also, of people or things: to move about actively in a crowd or group.