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Antonyms for boil over
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : boil-oh-ver |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɔɪlˌoʊ vər |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for boil over
- acerbate
- affront
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- agitate
- annoy
- antagonize
- arouse
- bait
- be angry
- be beside oneself
- be furious
- be infuriated
- be maddened
- be uncontrollable
- become irate
- blaze
- blow a fuse
- blow one's top
- blow up
- boil
- boil over
- break out
- bridle
- bristle
- burn
- burn up
- burst
- chafe
- champ at bit
- craze
- cross
- dart
- dazzle
- defile
- deflower
- desecrate
- displease
- do violence to
- egg on
- embitter
- enrage
- erupt
- exacerbate
- exasperate
- excite
- explode
- fire up
- flare
- flare up
- flash
- flicker
- flutter
- fly off the handle
- foam at the mouth
- force
- fret
- fulminate
- fume
- gall
- get mad
- get on one's nerves
- get one's dander up
- glare
- glow
- go berserk
- go off
- goad
- have a fit
- have a tantrum
- ill-treat
- incense
- inflame
- infuriate
- injure
- insult
- irritate
- jar
- kick up a row
- let off steam
- look daggers
- lose control
- lose one's temper
- madden
- make a fuss over
- make hit the ceiling
- make sore
- maltreat
- miff
- mistreat
- misuse
- nettle
- offend
- oppress
- outrage
- overflow
- persecute
- pique
- provoke
- rage
- rail at
- raise Cain
- raise hell
- rampage
- rankle
- rant
- rant and rave
- rape
- ravage
- rave
- ravish
- reach boiling point
- rile
- rise
- roar
- ruffle
- scandalize
- scold
- scream
- see red
- seethe
- shimmer
- shock
- shoot
- snap at
- spit
- splutter
- spoil
- stand on end
- steam
- steam up
- stew
- stir up
- storm
- surge
- swell
- tear
- tempt
- throw a fit
- umbrage
- vex
- violate
- waver
- whip up
- work oneself into sweat
- yell
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