Aboil
:
Make the tea as soon as the water is aboil.
in a state of excited activity:
The street was aboil with Saturday shoppers.
Historical Examples
Arrived at the creek, they found the shallow sand bar between its mouth and the sea all aboil with confusion.
The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon Dexter J. Forrester
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