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.

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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

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

Example Sentences

Sal quietly seethes with irritation at Sonny’s misbegotten machinations, his chilly demeanor suggesting a tense and potentially dangerous volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal

The rest of the team did not acknowledge him and I was seething, but fortunately I decided to wait before dealing with him.

From BBC

In 1991 Will Self disgorged himself on to the British literary scene with “The Quantity Theory of Insanity,” a book of short stories seething with misanthropy and logorrhea.

From The Wall Street Journal

The water seethed in the barrel, under the tripod where the hogs would hang.

From Literature

Outside, the wind seethed in the alley as I scuttled to the street with the moon high in the sky to light the way.

From Literature

Related Words

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