aboil

[ uh-boil ]
adverb, adjective

  1. boiling: Make the tea as soon as the water is aboil.

  2. in a state of excited activity: The street was aboil with Saturday shoppers.

Origin of aboil

1
First recorded in 1855–60; a-1 + boil1

Words Nearby aboil

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How to use aboil in a sentence

  • Arrived at the creek, they found the shallow sand bar between its mouth and the sea all aboil with confusion.

    The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon | Dexter J. Forrester

  • He took another promenade, pursuing his regular policy of starting the fire and letting the kettle come aboil on its own hook.

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