seethe

[ seeth ]

/ sið /

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verb (used without object), seethed or (Obsolete) sod; seethed or (Obsolete) sod·den or sod; seeth·ing.

to surge or foam as if boiling.

to be in a state of agitation or excitement.

Archaic. to boil.

verb (used with object), seethed or (Obsolete) sod; seethed or (Obsolete) sod·den or sod; seeth·ing.

to soak or steep.

to cook by boiling or simmering; boil.

noun

the act of seething.

the state of being agitated or excited.

Nearby words

seepy, seer, seeress, seersucker, seesaw, seethe, seething, sefer, sefer torah, seferiades, seferis

Origin of seethe

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

Related forms

seeth·ing·ly, adverbun·seethed, adjectiveun·seeth·ing, adjective

Synonym study

2. See boil¹.

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Examples from the Web for seethe

It was now the height of the season, and the whirl of gayety and of politics made Washington seethe like a caldron.
Mrs. Darrell|Foxcroft Davis
Dont you seethe favorites have got so much on their backs, the longer they wheel and turn, the more they take out of themselves?
Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905|Various
It runs thus: “Take nettles, and seethe them in oil, smear and rub all thy body therewith; the cold will depart away.”
The Old English Herbals|Eleanour Sinclair Rohde
Other animals had awakened to the battle call, and now the sea began to seethe and boil with enraged, leaping red-eyed monsters.
My Attainment of the Pole|Frederick A. Cook

He played with the greatest intensity and aplomb, and the strings seemed actually to seethe.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay

British Dictionary definitions for seethe

seethe

/ (siːð) /

verb

(intr) to boil or to foam as if boiling

(intr) to be in a state of extreme agitation, esp through anger

(tr) to soak in liquid

(tr) archaic to cook or extract the essence of (a food) by boiling

noun

the act or state of seething

Word Origin for seethe

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

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