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seethe

[seeth]

verb (used without object)

seethed , sod, seethed , sodden, 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 , sod, seethed , sodden, 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 51Թ Forms

  • seethingly adverb
  • unseethed adjective
  • unseething adjective
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51Թ 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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51Թ 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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This means that voters and Congress members alike are driven not so much by loyalty to their own party but instead a sort of seething hatred for the other political party.

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Leave it to Kelly Reichardt, who turned Michelle Williams into a seething sculptor with frenemy issues in “Showing Up,” to make the gentlest, most self-deprecating heist movie imaginable.

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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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