seething
Britishadjective
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boiling or foaming as if boiling
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crowded and full of restless activity
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in a state of extreme agitation, esp through anger
Other Word Forms
- seethingly adverb
Example Sentences
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There was even talk of opening a North Atlantic Treaty Organization office in Asia—a prospect that had Beijing seething.
I imagined them seething with jealousy at our private, mother-daughter birthday party.
From Literature
But it was there, always seething in him, keeping him warm against the world’s coldness.
From Literature
These latest revelations about Lord Mandelson leave many Labour figures seething with disappointment and boiling with betrayal.
From BBC
The millions of Iranians who want the fall of the regime must be seething with resentment and anger.
From BBC
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