figurative. Of persons, of the heart, etc.: To be on fire (with desire, lust, passion, wrath); to glow, pant. Often followed by infinitive of…

intransitive. To grow hot; esp. figurative to become heated with excitement, anger, etc. ? Obsolete.

figurative. Said of passions, persons under the influence of passion, their words, etc. Also to boil over. Cf. the blood boils at sense 10b.

transitive. To cause to boil or to agitate with rage.

Phrases. the blood boils: phrase expressing strong emotion, esp. of anger or indignation.

figurative. Of persons: To burn (with envy, fury, indignation, etc.); to look angrily or passionately upon. to flame out, up: to break out into open…