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seethe
[ seeth ]
verb (used without object)
seethed or (Obsolete) sod; seethed or (Obsolete) sodden or sod; seething.
- to surge or foam as if boiling.
- to be in a state of agitation or excitement.
- Archaic. to boil.
verb (used with object)
seethed or (Obsolete) sod; seethed or (Obsolete) sodden or sod; seething.
- to soak or steep.
- to cook by boiling or simmering; boil.
noun
- the act of seething.
- the state of being agitated or excited.
seethe
/ ːð /
verb
- intr to boil or to foam as if boiling
- intr to be in a state of extreme agitation, esp through anger
- tr to soak in liquid
- archaic.tr to cook or extract the essence of (a food) by boiling
noun
- the act or state of seething
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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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