seethe
to surge or foam as if boiling.
to be in a state of agitation or excitement.
Archaic. to boil.
to soak or steep.
to cook by boiling or simmering; boil.
the act of seething.
the state of being agitated or excited.
Origin of seethe
1synonym study For seethe
Other words from seethe
- seeth·ing·ly, adverb
- un·seethed, adjective
- un·seeth·ing, adjective
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How to use seethe in a sentence
Then, the typically good-natured crowd seethed with anger when West appeared hours late and then delivered an underwhelming set.
Kanye Returns to Bonnaroo With a Night of Lectures | Daniel G. Hill | June 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey seethed at the way Obama had submitted to Republican demands that budget balancing take precedence over job creation.
Once again, liberals seethed at the man they considered their top turncoat.
Joe Lieberman’s Slow-Motion Divorce From the Democratic Party | Howard Kurtz | July 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST"He barges in, uninvited, and writes fiction," Specter seethed.
"There are people who have been hurt by that law," a young Republican legislator seethed.
This warning probably filled the Throne with even more and hotter indignation than that which seethed in the Foreign Devils.
The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2 | VariousThe clear waters of Lake Huron bubbled and seethed as they were cut by the bow of the swift little motor-boat.
The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island | Ross KayBeneath all this elegance, amiability, and extravagance the Revolution seethed and boiled and finally overran and destroyed.
The Old Furniture Book | N. Hudson MooreTents were pitched in the Barrack Square, and the little camp seethed with the excitement of its sudden importance.
Thirty Years in Australia | Ada CambridgeWe went forth into Funchal, and before our steps as we moved it might have been a city of the dead, but further about it seethed.
Where the Pavement Ends | John Russell
British Dictionary definitions for seethe
/ (siːð) /
(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
the act or state of seething
Origin of seethe
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