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boil
verb [I usually continuous] (BE ANGRY) /bɔɪl/ informalDefinition
(Definition of boil verb (BE ANGRY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Becoming angry and expressing anger
Synonyms and related words:
- (almost) burst a blood vessel idiom
- ballistic adjective
- bananas adjective
- bay for blood idiom
- be after sb's blood idiom
- bridle verb (SHOW ANGER)
- fly off the handle idiom
- fray verb (BECOME ANNOYED)
- fume verb
- get bent out of shape idiom
- get your knickers in a twist idiom
- go ape idiom
- growl verb
- lose your rag idiom
- resent verb
- sb's blood is up idiom
- see red idiom
- seethe verb (FEEL ANGER)
- snap verb (BREAK)
- spare adjective (ANNOYED)
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