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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.

Origin of aboil

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for aboil

Historical Examples of 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