ferves cent

[Lat. fervescens, pr. par. of fervesco, incept. of ferveo to boil.] Growing or becoming hot. fer-vid, a. [ Lat.fervid us, from ferveo =to boil; Sp. & Ital. fervido.] 1. Burning; very hot, boiling. "The mounted sun Shot down direct his fervid rays." Milton: P. L., v. 301.