aboil
Americanadverb
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Make the tea as soon as the water is aboil.
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in a state of excited activity.
The street was aboil with Saturday shoppers.
Etymology
Origin of aboil
Example Sentences
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The waterways that figure so prominently in the story—the Madison, among them—are aboil with trout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
As World War II heats up, the Larranetas of San Diego are already aboil.
From Time Magazine Archive
But by last week Park Forest was hard aboil with scalding controversy of an entirely different sort.
From Time Magazine Archive
The broadcasters, aboil with plans last week, hoped to do more than explain, in down-to-earth terms, exactly what goes on.
From Time Magazine Archive
I wanted peace and quiet, tranquillity, but was too much aboil inside.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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