aboil

American  

[uh-boil] / əˈbɔɪl /

adverb

1. boiling: 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.

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Etymology

Origin of aboil

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

Example Sentences

It had been heating all morning and was nearly aboil.

From Literature

Throw these geopolitical developments into the investor-psychology hopper of even a few years ago, and oil markets would be aboil.

From Forbes

I wanted peace and quiet, tranquillity, but was too much aboil inside.

From Literature

As World War II heats up, the Larranetas of San Diego are already aboil.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was no immediate danger of a war between the two countries, but the flare-up was yet another sign of the tense atmosphere in a region that is increasingly aboil with Marxist guerrilla activity.

From Time Magazine Archive