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煮え返る (にえかえる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
seethe ; boil up ; boil over
Describes liquid boiling violently and rising, often with a sense of turbulence. Can also be used figuratively for emotions or situations reaching a boiling point.
胸むね
が
煮に
え
返かえ
る
思おも
い
だっ
た
。
I felt my heart seethe with anger.
Similar words 沸ふっ 騰とう する 沸騰する is a more technical term for reaching boiling point, while 煮え返る emphasizes the turbulent, rolling boil and is often used figuratively.
煮に える 煮える simply means 'to be boiled/cooked', whereas 煮え返る adds the nuance of boiling over or seething.
Etymology Compound of 煮え (continuative form of 煮える, 'to boil') + 返る ('to return, to turn over'), literally 'to boil and turn over'.
