The cooking, I can tell you, kept her nose to the pot, and even if there was nothing in it, even though there was no pot, she had to keep watching that it came aboil just the same.
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Aboil
//əˈbɔɪl//
Synonyms for "aboil"
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Translations
9 translations across 3 languages.
Dutch
4 entries- aan de kook adj (boiling)
- in alle staten adj (excited)
- kokend adj (boiling)
- opgewonden adj (excited)
Finnish
3 entries- alkaa kiehua adj (boiling)
- kiehuva adj (boiling)
- raivoissaan adj (excited)
Portuguese
1 entries- fervente adj (boiling)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Being a devotee of the Johnny Weismuller school of Tarzaning, no wasp-waisted cartoon character can get my blood aboil.
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The stove is full, with corned beef asimmer in one pot, cabbage aboil in another, and vegetable soup asteam in a third.
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He plugged on steadily, unmindful of where he was going. He was aboil with perturbation.
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