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单词 aboil
释义

aboil

adjective or adverb

ə-ˈbȯi(-ə)l How to pronounce aboil (audio)
1
: being at the boiling point : boiling
2
: intensely excited or stirred up
the meeting was aboil with controversy

Synonyms

  • abubble
  • abuzz
  • alive
  • animated
  • astir
  • brisk
  • bustling
  • busy
  • buzzing
  • flourishing
  • happening
  • hopping
  • humming
  • kinetic
  • lively
  • rousing
  • stirring
  • thriving
  • vibrant
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Word History

Etymology

a- entry 1 + boil entry 1

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1

aboil

adjective

as in buzzing
marked by much life, movement, or activity even in the wee hours of the morning, his mind is aboil with new ideas

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • buzzing
  • humming
  • thriving
  • busy
  • vibrant
  • stirring
  • lively
  • crowded
  • populous
  • brisk
  • astir
  • flourishing
  • bustling
  • rousing
  • alive
  • animated
  • happening
  • kinetic
  • abubble
  • teeming
  • abuzz
  • swarming
  • abounding
  • hopping
  • thronging
  • overflowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dead
  • inactive
  • lifeless
  • sleepy
  • asleep
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