buller
To boil or seetheTo boil or seethe.
Meaning
3 sensesTo boil or seethe.
To make a lot of noise.
To force one's way; to be pushy.
Origin
From Scots buller (“to boil, seethe”). Of obscure origin. Probably related to Old Norse buFrom Scots buller (“to boil, seethe”). Of obscure origin. Probably related to Old Norse bulla (“to boil”) and Old French bullir (“to boil”), Latin bulliō (“to boil”), all from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“swelling”).
From Scots buller, bullir (“to bellow, roar”), likely of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bellaną (“to roar”). Compare Danish buldre (“to rumble”), Swedish bullra (“to make a noise, roar, rumble”).
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Forms
bullers, bullering, bullered, bulleredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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