phrasal verb

Boil up

Letter BInseparable

2Sections

Feel a negative emotion strongly

Meanings

  • Feel a negative emotion strongly (intransitive, International English)
  • Cook or heat something to boiling point (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • The anger BOILED UP in me when I saw what they had done.
  • I BOILED UP some water for a cup of coffee.

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