Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emboil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-boil
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To boil with anger; to effervesce.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

To cause to boil with anger; to irritate; to chafe.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

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Etymology

From em- + boil.

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Questions

What does emboil mean?
To boil with anger; to effervesce.
Where does emboil come from?
From em- + boil.

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