seethe
verb (used without object)
to surge or foam as if boiling.
have been seething
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present perfect progressiveof seethe.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 Hearts captain, Lawrence Shankland, might have been seething about the late events at Fir Park, but for the microphones he stayed focused on the big prize.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
But behind the business-as-usual veneer, residents of Kharkiv have been seething.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2024
Asian American Pacific Islander members of Congress, along with outside advocates, have been seething for some time about limited representation in Joe Biden’s Cabinet.
From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2021
Canadians have been seething over the past week, as one repentant politician after another apologized for taking trips out of the country.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2021
Things have been seething for half a century now, and can only go from bad to worse.
From The Conquest of Bread by Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin, Prince
