Meaning
to seethe, boil
- to boil vigorously or bubble up again
- to seethe with strong emotion, especially anger or indignation
In a sentence
Mentre ascoltava quelle ingiustizie, ribolliva di sdegno.
As he listened to those injustices, he seethed with indignation.
Sento che la tensione ribolle sotto la superficie.
I feel that tension is bubbling under the surface.
Non ribollire per sciocchezze e mantieni la calma.
Don't boil over trivial things and keep your cool.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ribollire | infinitive |
| ribollo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ribolli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ribolle | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ribolliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ribollite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ribollono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ribollivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ribollivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ribolliva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ribollivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ribollivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ribollivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ribollii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ribollisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ribollì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ribollimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ribolliste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ribollirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ribollirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ribollirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ribollirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ribolliremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ribollirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ribolliranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ribolla | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ribolla | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ribolla | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ribolliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ribolliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ribollano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ribollissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ribollissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ribollisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ribollissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ribolliste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ribollissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ribollirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ribolliresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ribollirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ribolliremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ribollireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ribollirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ribolli | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ribolliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ribollite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ribollendo | gerund |
| ribollito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually conjugated with auxiliary 'essere' in intransitive use, though 'avere' occurs when emphasizing the ongoing action.