seethe

[ seeth ]

verb (used without object)

, seethed or (Obsolete) sod; seethed or (Obsolete) sod·den or sod; seeth·ing.

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 or (Obsolete) sod; seethed or (Obsolete) sod·den or sod; seeth·ing.

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 Words From

• seeth·ing·ly adverb
• un·seethed adjective
• un·seeth·ing 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

It's time for TV fans to quietly seethe over this year's egregious Emmy snubs.

From The Daily Beast

It just makes no sense to think that Palestinians will simply seethe in peaceful silence forever.

From The Daily Beast

Enough for me: with joy I seeThe different doom our fates assign.

From Project Gutenberg

The path of SaintsIs such; so shall she look from heaven, and seeThe road which led her thither.

From Project Gutenberg

Not an old fool in the townWho thinks herself religious, but must seeThe last of the show and mob the deer to death.

From Project Gutenberg

All are to be thrown in one common caldron to seethe therein, the symbol of the fiery judgments which had now come upon the city.

From Project Gutenberg

Do you know, If the happy spirits in Heaven can seeThe ruin and wretchedness here below?

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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