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seethe

[ seeth ]

verb (used without object)

seethed or (Obsolete) sod; seethed or (Obsolete) sodden or sod; seething.
  1. to surge or foam as if boiling.
  2. to be in a state of agitation or excitement.
  3. Archaic. to boil.


verb (used with object)

seethed or (Obsolete) sod; seethed or (Obsolete) sodden or sod; seething.
  1. to soak or steep.
  2. to cook by boiling or simmering; boil.

noun

  1. the act of seething.
  2. the state of being agitated or excited.

seethe

/ ːð /

verb

  1. intr to boil or to foam as if boiling
  2. intr to be in a state of extreme agitation, esp through anger
  3. tr to soak in liquid
  4. archaic.
    tr to cook or extract the essence of (a food) by boiling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or state of seething
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ٳ·Բ· adverb
  • ܲ·ٳ adjective
  • ܲ·ٳ·Բ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of seethe1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English ŧdzٳ󲹲; cognate with German sieden, Swedish sjuda
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Word History and Origins

Origin of seethe1

Old English ŧdzٳ󲹲; related to Old Norse ōٳ, Old High German siodan to seethe
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Synonym Study

See boil 1.
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Locked away for life, he’s picked up his old coping mechanism, dissociating by escaping into books, and he’s seething inside.

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“I told you I was feral,” he said, seething.

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"It's a Manchester derby," seethed former United captain Gary Neville on Sky Sports after the dull goalless draw at Old Trafford.

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It’s fun to read, for sure, but there’s also a yawning pit of despair sitting beneath the narrator’s alternating tones of glib humor and seething rage.

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He was seething with rage, but he was also incredibly patient and compassionate because of the tragic mistakes.

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