What does fervilhar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word fervilhar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fervilhar in Portuguese.

The word fervilhar in Portuguese means simmer, effervesce, be very active, fervilhar, fervilhar, ficar furioso, fervilhar de. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fervilhar

simmer, effervesce, be very active

fervilhar

intransitive verb (figurative (disagreement, anger: develop) (figurado, desenvolvendo-se)

To an outsider, it seemed like Peter and Janice had a happy marriage, but there were tensions simmering beneath the surface.

fervilhar

intransitive verb (figurative (liquid: be agitated as if boiling) (figurado)

O mar agitava-se jogando o barco deles de um lado para o outro.
The sea boiled, pitching their little boat from side to side.

ficar furioso

intransitive verb (figurative (be furious)

Quando Mary descobriu que Tom quebrou sua caneca favorita, ficou furiosa.
When Mary found out that Tom broke her favorite mug, she was boiling.

fervilhar de

(be full of) (estar cheio de)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
The North Atlantic once teemed with cod. On Christmas Eve, the shopping mall was teeming with shoppers.

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