seethe
verb (used without object)
to surge or foam as if boiling.
is seething
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present progressiveof seethe (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Belgium is seething, ready to announce the chocolate, frites and cyclocross sanctions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
June, an aspiring novelist, is seething with jealousy for her classmate Athena, an Asian American author whose writing has already attracted a good deal of attention.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2023
For many parents, anger is seething with the grief.
From Reuters ● Nov. 3, 2022
“Our community is seething because we were robbed,” said Ulysees O. Wingo Sr., a member of Buffalo’s city council.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2022
Instead, it is seething with these virtual particles; at every point in space, an infinite number are happily popping up and disappearing.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
