aboil
[uh-boil]
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adverb, adjective
boiling: Make the tea as soon as the water is aboil.
in a state of excited activity: The street was aboil with Saturday shoppers.
Nearby words
- aboard,
- aboardage,
- abode,
- abohm,
- aboideau,
- abolish,
- abolition,
- abolitionism,
- abolitionist,
- abolitionists
Origin of aboil
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for aboil
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