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