Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense 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.
She took it calmly at first but under the surface was seething. [VERB]
She grinned derisively while I seethed with rage. [VERB + with]
He is seething at all the bad press he is getting. [Vat]
...a seething anger fuelled by decades of political oppression. [VERB-ing]
2. verb
If you say that a place is seethingwith people or things, you are emphasizing that it is very full of them and that they are all moving about.
[emphasis]
The forest below him seethed and teemed with life. [VERB + with]
Madrigueras station was a seething mass of soldiers. [VERB-ing]
[Also VERB]
Synonyms: teem, be full of, abound, swarm More Synonyms of seethe
More Synonyms of seethe
seethe in British English
(siːð)
verb
1. (intransitive)
to boil or to foam as if boiling
2. (intransitive)
to be in a state of extreme agitation, esp through anger
3. (transitive)
to soak in liquid
4. (transitive) archaic
to cook or extract the essence of (a food) by boiling
noun
5.
the act or state of seething
Word origin
Old English sēothan; related to Old Norse sjōtha, Old High German siodan to seethe
seethe in American English
(sið)
verb transitiveWord forms: seethed or ˈseething
1.
to cook by boiling
2.
to soak, steep, or saturate in liquid
verb intransitive
3.
to boil or to surge, bubble, or foam as if boiling
4.
to be violently agitated or disturbed
noun
5.
the act or condition of seething
SIMILAR WORDS: boil
Word origin
ME sethen < OE sēothan, akin to Ger sieden < IE base *sew-, to cook, boil > Sans hāvayan, (they) stew
Examples of 'seethe' in a sentence
seethe
Did it leave me seething with anger?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But emotional ferment still seething from his betrayed boyhood keeps his body churning with unruly symptoms.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
At least one club is still seething at having been fingered as somehow responsible for this trend.
The Sun (2013)
Likewise with the feelings seething beneath the surface.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is as though a great curtain has been lifted on our lives and beyond is this seething mass of misery.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The town is seething with anger.
The Sun (2013)
He was not just gutted, he was seething with anger.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In the back on the left side, another young couple sat seething with rage.
Christianity Today (2000)
Cypriots are seething with rage against the greed, corruption and incompetence that has brought this beautiful holiday island to its knees.
The Sun (2013)
Britain is seething with rage, he went on, his face flushed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Here in Edinburgh they are seething with jealousy, but adopting a veneer of lofty disdain.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Two goals in three minutes had the King Power seething with resentment.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But the manner in which the goals were conceded left the manager seething with anger and the bulk of the blame rests with his inexperienced Poland goalkeeper.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Fans still seething at Tan for ditching the club's blue kit for his favourite red vented their fury.
The Sun (2013)
November I'm still seething about this.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
seethe
British English: seethe VERB
When you are seething, you are very angry about something but do not express your feelings about it.
She took it calmly at first but under the surface was seething.
American English: seethe
Brazilian Portuguese: ferver
Chinese: 怒火中烧
European Spanish: estar indignado
French: bouillir
German: kochen
Italian: ribollire
Japanese: 怒りで煮えくり返る
Korean: > 화가 끓어오르다속으로
European Portuguese: ferver
Latin American Spanish: estar indignado
Chinese translation of 'seethe'
seethe
(siːð)
vi
[person]怒火中烧(燒) (nùhuǒ zhōng shāo)
to be seething (with) (= crowded) 拥(擁)挤(擠)不堪 (yōngjǐ bùkān)
to seethe at sth为(為)某事发(發)怒 (wèi mǒushì fānù)
to seethe with anger火冒三丈 (huǒ mào sān zhàng)
1 (verb)
Definition
to be in a state of extreme anger or indignation without publicly showing these feelings
Under the surface she was seething.
Synonyms
be furious
storm
‘It's a fiasco,’ he stormed.
rage
He raged at me for being late.
fume
I fumed when the board turned down my proposal.
simmer
He simmered with rage.
be in a state (informal)
see red (informal)
I didn't mean to break his nose. I just saw red.
be incensed
be livid
be pissed (off) (taboo, slang)
go ballistic (slang)
foam at the mouth
be incandescent
get hot under the collar (informal)
wig out (slang)
breathe fire and slaughter
2 (verb)
The forest below him seethed and teemed with life.
Synonyms
teem
The forest below him seethed and teemed with life.
be full of
abound
Stories abound about when he was in charge.
swarm
Within minutes the area was swarming with officers.
bristle
The country bristles with armed groups.
brim
be abundant
be alive with
be crawling with
3 (verb)
Definition
(of a liquid) to boil or foam
a seething cauldron of broth
Synonyms
boil
I stood in the kitchen, waiting for the water to boil.
bubble
The fermenting tea bubbled over the top.
foam
We watched the water foam and bubble.
churn
Churning seas smash against the steep cliffs.
fizz
She was holding a tray of glasses that fizzed.
ferment
red wine made from grapes left to ferment for three weeks
froth
The sea froths over my feet.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abound
Definition
to exist in large numbers
Stories abound about when he was in charge.
Synonyms
be plentiful,
thrive,
flourish,
be numerous,
proliferate,
be abundant,
be thick on the ground,
superabound
in the sense of bristle
Definition
to be thickly covered or set
The country bristles with armed groups.
Synonyms
abound,
crawl,
be alive,
hum,
swarm,
teem,
be thick
in the sense of bubble
Definition
to form bubbles
The fermenting tea bubbled over the top.
Synonyms
foam,
fizz,
froth,
churn,
agitate,
percolate,
effervesce
Synonyms of 'seethe'
seethe
Explore 'seethe' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of churn
Definition
to move about violently
Churning seas smash against the steep cliffs.
Synonyms
swirl,
boil,
toss,
foam,
seethe,
froth
in the sense of ferment
Definition
to undergo or cause to undergo fermentation
red wine made from grapes left to ferment for three weeks
Synonyms
brew,
froth,
concoct,
effervesce,
work,
rise,
heat,
boil,
bubble,
foam,
seethe,
leaven
in the sense of fizz
Definition
(of a drink) to produce bubbles of carbon dioxide
She was holding a tray of glasses that fizzed.
Synonyms
bubble,
froth,
fizzle,
effervesce,
produce bubbles
in the sense of foam
Definition
to produce or cause to produce foam
We watched the water foam and bubble.
Synonyms
bubble,
boil,
fizz,
froth,
lather,
effervesce
in the sense of froth
Definition
to produce or cause to produce froth
The sea froths over my feet.
Synonyms
fizz,
foam,
come to a head,
lather,
bubble over,
effervesce
in the sense of fume
Definition
to be overcome with anger or fury
I fumed when the board turned down my proposal.
Synonyms
rage,
boil,
seethe,
see red (informal),
storm,
rave,
rant,
smoulder,
crack up (informal),
go ballistic (slang),
champ at the bit (informal),
blow a fuse (slang),
fly off the handle (informal),
get hot under the collar (informal),
go off the deep end (informal),
wig out (slang),
go up the wall (slang),
get steamed up about (slang)
in the sense of rage
Definition
to feel or show intense anger
He raged at me for being late.
Synonyms
be furious,
rave,
blow up (informal),
fume,
lose it (informal),
fret,
seethe,
crack up (informal),
see red (informal),
chafe,
lose the plot (informal),
go ballistic (slang),
rant and rave,
foam at the mouth,
lose your temper,
blow a fuse (slang),
fly off the handle (informal),
be incandescent,
go off the deep end (informal),
throw a fit (informal),
wig out (slang, old-fashioned),
go up the wall (slang),
blow your top,
lose your rag (slang),
be beside yourself,
flip your lid (slang)
in the sense of see red
I didn't mean to break his nose. I just saw red.
Synonyms
lose your temper,
boil,
lose it (informal),
seethe,
go mad (informal),
crack up (informal),
lose the plot (informal),
go ballistic (slang),
blow a fuse (slang),
fly off the handle (informal),
become enraged,
go off the deep end (informal),
wig out (slang, old-fashioned),
go up the wall (slang),
blow your top,
lose your rag (slang),
be beside yourself with rage,
be or get pissed (off) (taboo, slang),
be or get very angry,
go off your head (slang)
in the sense of simmer
Definition
(of violence or conflict) to threaten to break out
He simmered with rage.
Synonyms
fume,
seethe,
smoulder,
burn,
smart,
rage,
boil,
be angry,
see red (informal),
be tense,
be pissed (off) (taboo, slang),
be agitated,
be uptight (informal)
in the sense of storm
Definition
to shout angrily
‘It's a fiasco,’ he stormed.
Synonyms
rage,
fume,
rant,
complain,
thunder,
rave,
scold,
bluster,
go ballistic (slang),
fly off the handle (informal),
wig out (slang)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of swarm
Definition
to be overrun
Within minutes the area was swarming with officers.