ebullition

UK /ˌiːbəˈlɪʃən/ US /ˌiːbəˈlɪʃən/
noun 2

Definitions

noun

1

The act of boiling.

Suddenly, and at the same moment, the ebullition ceased, and the compound changed to a dark purple, which faded again more slowly to a watery green.

2

A sudden emotional outburst.

His threats—his severe exclamations were but ebullitions of keen vexation, of agony of mind.

Having vented the first ebullition of his wrath, he despatched a message demanding the surrender of the corporal […].

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