seethe
Americanverb (used without object)
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to surge or foam as if boiling.
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to be in a state of agitation or excitement.
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Archaic. to boil.
verb (used with object)
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to soak or steep.
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to cook by boiling or simmering; boil.
noun
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the act of seething.
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the state of being agitated or excited.
verb
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(intr) to boil or to foam as if boiling
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(intr) to be in a state of extreme agitation, esp through anger
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(tr) to soak in liquid
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archaic (tr) to cook or extract the essence of (a food) by boiling
noun
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See boil 1.
Other Word Forms
- seethingly adverb
- unseethed adjective
- unseething adjective
Etymology
Origin of seethe
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English sēothan; cognate with German sieden, Swedish sjuda
Example Sentences
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Kiffin left Knoxville for USC after just 13 months in charge, something Tennessee fans are still seething about 15 years later.
While some scenes of verbal and physical violence are troubling enough to make you fear for Houel’s mental health, she rises to the occasion with astonishing sang-froid, quietly haunted then seething in the second act.
From New York Times
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says he has been preparing for the transition for more than a year, but a spate of last-minute announcements — many of them still half-baked — has left critics seething.
From Washington Times
The White House’s announcement drew swift opposition from many environmental groups, which are still seething over the administration’s support of the Willow oil project in Alaska.
From New York Times
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
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