Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make someone's blood boil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: make -some-one's blood- boil
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause a person to feel angry or very annoyed, especially in situation in which one cannot fully display that feeling to others.

Example Sentences

"Dove says it makes her blood boil to see the way the poor young gentleman is treated."
"The hypocritical smugness of the English makes my blood boil."
"Most men gave him a wide berth, and for the sake of peace accepted sneers and insults that made the blood boil."
"Yet, I also know how intimidating it is to have a tailgater behind; it makes my blood boil."
"A day earlier, he had said wage disparities between genders made his "blood boil"."

Inflected Forms

makes someone's blood boil (present, singular) making someone's blood boil (participle, present) made someone's blood boil (participle, past) made someone's blood boil (past)

Phrases

one's blood runs cold blood-boiling

Frequently Paired Words

one's blood runs cold blood-boiling

Questions

What does make someone's blood boil mean?: To cause a person to feel angry or very annoyed, especially in situation in which one cannot fully display that feeling to others.

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