seethe
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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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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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seethe (siːð) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
| —n | |
| 5. | the act or state of seething |
| [Old English sēothan; related to Old Norse sjōtha, Old High German siodan to seethe] | |
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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
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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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Seethe definition
to boil (Ex. 16:23).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
Workers still seethe at the sacrifices they feel they make on behalf of integration.
All three plays seethe with a threatening undercurrent of anger.
The town seems a hollow shell of its former self, and it leaders seethe with resentment.
Joseph has long been the apple of his father's eye, making his brothers seethe with jealousy for years.
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