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   seethe

   /siːð/

   verb

   • 1. (of a liquid) boil or be turbulent as if boiling: "the grey ocean seethed" Similar boilbubblesimmerfoamfrothrisefermentfizzeffervesceteemswarmboilbubblefoamfermentswirlconvulsechurnwhirlsurge
   • ▪ cook (food) by boiling it in a liquid: archaic "others were cut into joints and seethed in cauldrons made of the animal's own skins"
   • 2. (of a person) be filled with intense but unexpressed anger: "inwardly he was seething at the slight to his authority" Similar be angrybe furiousbe enragedbe incensedbe infuriatedbe beside oneselfhave lost one's temperhave/throw a fitboilsimmerbe boiling overchaferagebe in a ragerantraverant and ravestormfumesmoulderspitbreathe fireburninformal:be lividbe wildjump up and downfroth/foam at the mouthbe steamed upbe hot under the collarhave steam coming out of one's earsdo one's head/nut inthrow a wobblyspit feathers
   • 3. (of a place) be crowded with people or things moving about in a rapid or hectic way: "the entire cellar was seething with spiders"
   • ▪ (of a crowd of people) move in a rapid or hectic way: "we cascaded down the stairs and seethed across the station"

   Word Origin Old Englishsēothan ‘make or keep boiling’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zieden.

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   SEETHE definition: 1. to feel very angry but to be unable or unwilling to express it clearly: 2. (of a large number…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of SEETHE is to suffer violent internal excitement. How to use seethe in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySEETHE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SEETHE meaning: 1. to feel very angry but to be unable or unwilling to express it clearly: 2. (of a large number…. Learn more.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishseethe verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   seethe (with something) (of a place) to be full of a lot of people or animals, especially when they are all moving around. The resort is seething with tourists all year round. He became caught up in a seething mass of arms and legs.

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   noun. the act of seething. the state of being agitated or excited. seethe. / siːð / verb. 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. archaic. tr to cook or extract the essence of (a food) by boiling.

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   He or she is really angry! In the cooking sense, to seethe means to "boil" and if you are seething with anger, you might say that your blood is boiling. However seethe can also mean "filled with activity." Imagine a room seething with excited people.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSEETHE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Definition of 'seethe' Word Frequency. seethe. (siːð ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense seethes , present participle seething , past tense, past participle seethed. 1. verb. When you are seething, you are very angry about something but do not express your feelings about it.