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

Kiffin left Knoxville for USC after just 13 months in charge, something Tennessee fans are still seething about 15 years later.

From The Wall Street Journal

Manville, who won an Olivier Award for her performance in “Oedipus,” delivers a performance as sublimely seething as her Oscar-nominated turn in “Phantom Thread.”

From Los Angeles Times

Press the start button—to the left of the steering wheel, where it’s always been—and the Turbo S goes from silent to seething in an instant.

From The Wall Street Journal

A difficult co-worker, she’s not only in everybody’s private business but she seethes with resentment when her customers defect to her colleagues.

From Los Angeles Times

Back on the main stage, they redlined through “March of the Pigs” and seethed with fuzzbox rot on “Reptile.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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