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

/ siːð /

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

noun

1. the act or state of seething

Other Word Forms

• seethingly adverb
• unseethed adjective
• unseething adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of seethe¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English sēothan; cognate with German sieden, Swedish sjuda

Word History and Origins

Origin of seethe¹

Old English sēothan; related to Old Norse sjōtha, Old High German siodan to seethe

Synonym Study

See boil ¹.

Example Sentences

Kiffin left Knoxville for USC after just 13 months in charge, something Tennessee fans are still seething about 15 years later.

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He stands over me, seething, for what feels like forever.

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“It was, Your Honor,” she said, but inside she was seething.

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Manville, who won an Olivier Award for her performance in “Oedipus,” delivers a performance as sublimely seething as her Oscar-nominated turn in “Phantom Thread.”

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The heart of a nuclear reactor seethes with deadly radioactivity.

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Related Words

• boil 
• bristle 
• flare 
• fume 
• simmer 
• smolder