Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) That which causes fermentation, as yeast, barm, or fermenting beer. 2. (n.) Intestine motion; heat; tumult; agitation. 3. (n.) A gentle internal motion of the constituent parts of a fluid; fermentation. 4. (n.) To cause ferment of fermentation in; to set in motion; to excite internal emotion in; to heat. 5. (v. i.) To undergo fermentation; to be in motion, or to be excited into sensible internal motion, as the constituent particles of an animal or vegetable fluid; to work; to effervesce. 6. (v. i.) To be agitated or excited by violent emotions.

Multi-Version Concordance Ferment (3 Occurrences) Acts 21:31 But while they were trying to kill Paul, word was taken up to the Tribune in command of the battalion, that all Jerusalem was in a ferment. (WEY) Psalms 73:21 When my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins, (DBY JPS) Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to stink and ferment; so a little folly is weightier than wisdom and honour. (DBY)