aboil
[ uh-boil ]
/ əˈbɔɪl /
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.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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aboard, aboardage, abode, abohm, aboideau, aboil, abolish, abolition, abolitionism, abolitionist, abolitionize
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Example sentences 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