Be very angry (4 letters)

{ Answer }

BOIL

{ Related Clues }

Effervesce
Seethe
Be fervid
Be furious
Become irate
Bring to a bubble
Canning instruction
Cook, as pasta
Heat to 212°
Recipe direction
Recipe word
Simmer in summer
Be hopping mad
Bring to 212 degrees
More than simmer
Not merely warm
Be hot under the collar
Heat to more than 212°, as water
What watched pots never do

{ Tags }

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{ Notes }

The answer BOIL is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.

{ Definition }

BOIL as a noun:

1. (boil, furuncle) = a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus

2. (boiling point, boil) = the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "the brought to water to a boil"

BOIL as a verb:

1. come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"

2. cook in boiling liquid; "boil potatoes"

3. bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this liquid until it evaporates"

4. (churn, boil, moil, roil) = be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"

5. (seethe, boil) = be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"