bullir

Spanish

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to boil to begin to turn into a gas
  • (intransitive) to boil, to bubble, to churn to be agitated like boiling water, to bubble, to effervesce
  • (intransitive) to bustle to move busily and energetically
  • (figurative) to bubble, to bubble up, to well up to churn or foment, as if wishing to rise to the surface
  • (intransitive) to teem, to abound
  • (transitive) to move, to budge (part of one's body)

Etymology

Derived from Latin bullīre (seethe, roil, boil).

Origin

Latin

bullīre

Gloss

seethe, roil, boil

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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