seethe
verb (used without object)
to surge or foam as if boiling.
has been seething
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present perfect progressiveof seethe (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The South Asian island nation has been seething for more than a month, as protests have spread from the capital to the countryside.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2022
But Mr. Lehrer, the former anchor of “PBS NewsHour,” has been seething.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2012
It has been seething beneath the surface for many years, exploding at times, but never before in such widespread, sustained fury.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2011
The trickster has been seething and plotting ever since.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2010
There are certain faces of the accursed, which reveal in the end with the coming of old age the accumulated horror and darkness that has been seething in the depths of the soul.
From War by Pierre Loti
