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aboil

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a⋅boil

  [uh-boil]
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–adverb, adjective
1. boiling: Make the tea as soon as the water is aboil.
2. in a state of excited activity: The street was aboil with Saturday shoppers.
Origin:
1855–60; a- 1 + boil 1
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a·boil   (ə-boil')   
adv.   & adj.

  1. At a boil; boiling.

  2. In an excited or tumultuous state.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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