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seethe
[seeth] verb, seethed or (Obsolete) sod; seethed or (Obsolete) sod·den or sod; seeth·ing; noun verb (used without object)
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)
4.
to soak or steep.
5.
to cook by boiling or simmering; boil.
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Seethe
is an SAT word you need to know.
So is whet. Does it mean:
| to sharpen by grinding or friction; to make keen or stimulate |
| to set apart for a particular purpose |
noun
6.
the act of seething.
7.
the state of being agitated or excited.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English sēothan; cognate with German sieden, Swedish sjuda
before 900; Middle English; Old English sēothan; cognate with German sieden, Swedish sjuda
Related forms
seeth·ing·ly, adverb
un·seethed, adjective
un·seeth·ing, adjective
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Example Sentences
- All three plays seethe with a threatening undercurrent of anger.
- Joseph has long been the apple of his father's eye, making his brothers seethe with jealousy for years.
- The town seems a hollow shell of its former self, and it leaders seethe with resentment.
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Word Origin & History
seethe
O.E. seoþan "to boil" (class II strong verb; past tense seaþ, pp. soden), from P.Gmc. *seuthanan (cf. O.N. sjoða, O.Fris. siatha, Du. zieden, O.H.G. siodan, Ger. sieden "to seethe"), from PIE base *seut- "to seethe, boil." Driven out of its literal meaning by
EXPAND boil (v.); it survives largely in metaphoric extensions. Fig. use, of persons or populations, "to be in a state of inward agitation" is recorded from 1588 (implied in seething). It had wider fig. uses in O.E., e.g. "to try by fire, to afflict with cares." Now conjugated weak, and pp. sodden (q.v.) no longer felt as connected.
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Bible Dictionary
Seethe definition
to boil (Ex. 16:23).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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