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seethe

American  
[seeth] / sið /

verb (used without object)

seethed, sod, seethed, sodden, sod, seething

  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, sod, seethed, sodden, sod, seething

  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 British  
/ 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

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noun

  1. the act or state of seething

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Related Words

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

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