Japanese

えくり

にえくりかえる
Meaning: to boil up; to seethe with anger
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 煮えくり返る 煮えくり返ない
Polite 煮えくり返ます 煮えくり返ません
Past 煮えくり返た 煮えくり返なかった
Polite + Past 煮えくり返ました 煮えくり返ませんでした
Te-form 煮えくり返て 煮えくり返なくて
Potential 煮えくり返られる 煮えくり返られない
Passive 煮えくり返られる 煮えくり返られない
Causative 煮えくり返させる 煮えくり返させない
Imperative 煮えくり返ろ 煮えくり返るな

Handwriting

煮
え
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り
返
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Example sentences

I feel my blood boiling at his irresponsible attitude.
激しい恐怖で臓腑が煮えくり返るような思いをした。
I felt as if my viscera were boiling with intense fear.

Usage Notes

Literally means boiling vigorously. Figuratively used for intense anger, often in the phrase 「はらわたが煮えくり返る」 (one's guts are seething).

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