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Meanings of choler in English
A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger.
Synonyms
Examples for "yellow bile"
Examples for "yellow bile"
1
Griff turned swiftly and retched, bitter, yellow bile spewed from his throat.
2
I felt something warm touch my cheek and reached up to wipe away yellow bile.
3
My stomach convulses again, but all that comes out is strings of bitter yellow bile.
4
We were both sprayed with yellow bile.
5
The thing quivered for a moment before it went stiff, leaking yellow bile into the grey dust.
Usage of choler in English
1
And then the choler and the hot blood of his youth spoke.
2
Choleric he was, with the superficial and temporary choler of the schoolmaster.
3
Edward was choleric and stern in his choler, but judicious and politic.
4
I had had two years of color, choler, and passion in Karhide.
5
Sir Giles, who had some difficulty in controlling his choler, now spoke:-
6
Master Silas rose up in high choler, and said unto Sir Thomas,-
7
All the choler and restlessness had melted out of the man's face.
8
His choler began to rise, and his eyes assumed an uncommon ferocity.
9
For whom? exclaimed Montfanon, a prey to a fresh access of choler.
10
Then addressing the speaker in a voice of assumed choler, exclaimed:-
11
He waited patiently a few moments and then his choler began to rise.
12
Hetherington's choler rose, and he came upon Randall in threatening manner.
13
Thunder rattled the roof, but there was no rain to soothe its choler.
14
Frank went back to his employer, whose commercial choler rose at the report.
15
Do you dare impute to me the mortal sin of choler?
16
Better look him up! His choler was driving him to extremes.
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Choler across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common