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Synonyms for boil over


Grammar : Verb
Spell : boil-oh-ver
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɔɪlˌoʊ vər

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Définition of boil over

Origin :
  • early 13c., from Old French bolir "boil, bubble up, ferment, gush" (12c., Modern French bouillir), from Latin bullire "to bubble, seethe," from PIE base *beu- "to swell" (see bull (n.2)). The native word is seethe. Figurative sense of "to agitate the feelings" is from 1640s.
  • I am impatient, and my blood boyls high. [Thomas Otway, "Alcibiades," 1675]
  • Related: Boiled; boiling. Boiling point is recorded from 1773.
  • As in outrage : verb wrong, offend, abuse
  • As in rage : verb be angry
  • As in : verb get angry and lose control
  • As in bristle : verb become upset, excited
  • As in flare : verb erupt, blow
  • As in anger : verb make someone mad; become mad
Example sentences :
  • It was as if the splendour of life might boil over and waste to steam and froth.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • While this tempest was struggling to boil over into action, Carlotta appeared.
  • Extract from : « The Plum Tree » by David Graham Phillips
  • Uncle Remus seemed to boil over with argumentative indignation.
  • Extract from : « Nights With Uncle Remus » by Joel Chandler Harris
  • "Don't want my supper to boil over, or to burn," he remarked.
  • Extract from : « The Chestermarke Instinct » by J. S. Fletcher
  • I know it is; or the kettle is sure to boil over, or something.
  • Extract from : « The Children of Wilton Chase » by Mrs. L. T. Meade
  • The Squire was beginning to boil over; but he tried to keep his temper in.
  • Extract from : « Wives and Daughters » by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
  • My indignation was ready to boil over; I could have wept or stamped with annoyance.
  • Extract from : « A Girl Among the Anarchists » by Isabel Meredith
  • Men in a passion should be treated like kettles—when they boil over, they should be taken off.
  • Extract from : « Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) » by Various
  • Just think how much worse you'd boil if you had anything to boil over.
  • Extract from : « The Vision of Elijah Berl » by Frank Lewis Nason
  • To clean the frying pan, fill it with water and let it boil over, then hang it up to dry.
  • Extract from : « Unexplored! » by Allen Chaffee

Antonyms for boil over

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