seethe

S0216800 (sēth)v. seethed, seeth·ing, seethes v.intr.1. To churn and foam as if boiling.2. a. To be in a state of turmoil or ferment: The nation seethed with rebellion.b. To be violently excited or agitated: I seethed with anger over the insult. See Synonyms at boil¹.3. Archaic To boil.v.tr. Archaic To boil (something).

[Middle English sethen, to boil, from Old English sēothan.]

seethe n.

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(siːð) vb1. (intr) to boil or to foam as if boiling2. (intr) to be in a state of extreme agitation, esp through anger3. (tr) to soak in liquid4. (Cookery) (tr) archaic to cook or extract the essence of (a food) by boilingnthe act or state of seething[Old English sēothan; related to Old Norse sjōtha, Old High German siodan to seethe]

seethe

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v. seethed, seeth•ing,
n. v.i. 1. to surge or foam as if boiling. 2. to be in a state of agitation or excitement. 3. Archaic. to boil. v.t. 4. to soak or steep. 5. to cook by boiling or simmering; boil. n. 6. the act of seething. 7. the state of being agitated or excited. [before 900; Middle English; Old English sēothan, c. Old High German siodan (German sieden), Old Norse sjōtha] seeth′ing•ly, adv. syn: See boil¹.

Seethe

a boiling; an extreme state of agitation, 1606.Example: seethe of patriotic feelings.

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Past participle: seethed
Gerund: seething

Imperative
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Present
I seethe
you seethe
he/she/it seethes
we seethe
you seethe
they seethe

Preterite
I seethed
you seethed
he/she/it seethed
we seethed
you seethed
they seethed

Present Continuous
I am seething
you are seething
he/she/it is seething
we are seething
you are seething
they are seething

Present Perfect
I have seethed
you have seethed
he/she/it has seethed
we have seethed
you have seethed
they have seethed

Past Continuous
I was seething
you were seething
he/she/it was seething
we were seething
you were seething
they were seething

Past Perfect
I had seethed
you had seethed
he/she/it had seethed
we had seethed
you had seethed
they had seethed

Future
I will seethe
you will seethe
he/she/it will seethe
we will seethe
you will seethe
they will seethe

Future Perfect
I will have seethed
you will have seethed
he/she/it will have seethed
we will have seethed
you will have seethed
they will have seethed

Future Continuous
I will be seething
you will be seething
he/she/it will be seething
we will be seething
you will be seething
they will be seething

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been seething
you have been seething
he/she/it has been seething
we have been seething
you have been seething
they have been seething

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been seething
you will have been seething
he/she/it will have been seething
we will have been seething
you will have been seething
they will have been seething

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been seething
you had been seething
he/she/it had been seething
we had been seething
you had been seething
they had been seething

Conditional
I would seethe
you would seethe
he/she/it would seethe
we would seethe
you would seethe
they would seethe

Past Conditional
I would have seethed
you would have seethed
he/she/it would have seethed
we would have seethed
you would have seethed
they would have seethed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	seethe - be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity"hum, buzzbe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"pullulate, swarm, teem - be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"
	2.	seethe - be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"boilbubble over, spill over, overflow - overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"ferment - be in an agitated or excited state; "The Middle East is fermenting"; "Her mind ferments"sizzle - seethe with deep anger or resentment; "She was sizzling with anger"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	3.	seethe - foam as if boiling; "a seething liquid"effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth, sparkle - become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"
	4.	seethe - boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"rollroil, churn, moil, boil - be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"

seethe

verb1. be furious, storm, rage, fume, simmer, be in a state (informal), see red (informal), be incensed, be livid, be pissed (off) (taboo slang), go ballistic (slang, chiefly U.S.), foam at the mouth, be incandescent, get hot under the collar (informal), wig out (slang), breathe fire and slaughter Under the surface she was seething.2. teem, be full of, abound, swarm, bristle, brim, be abundant, be alive with, be crawling with The forest below him seethed and teemed with life.3. boil, bubble, foam, churn, fizz, ferment, froth a seething cauldron of broth

seethe

verb1. To be in a state of emotional or mental turmoil:boil, bubble, burn, churn, ferment, simmer, smolder.2. To be or become angry:anger, blow up, boil over, bristle, burn, explode, flare up, foam, fume, rage.Informal: steam.Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack, breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit the ceiling, lose one's temper, see red.

Translations

siedenζέωbollireessere in fermento

seethe

seethe with (something)

1. To churn or roil with an abundance of something. The water of the rushing river seethed with white froth. The huge pot of stew seethed with bubbles as it boiled uncontrollably.2. To be filled or swarming with some large amount of people or things. The room was so seething with people that it started giving me a panic attack! I opened the lid of the trash can to find it seething with maggots and flies.3. To be in a state of violent, implacable agitation or excitement due to some emotion. He came out of the meeting seething with anger at being humiliated by his boss like that. I sat staring at the math textbook, positively seething with frustration. The entire country has been seething with riots and protests for the last week.See also: seethe

seethe with someone or something

to swarm or seem to "boil" with someone or something. The wedding reception was seething with guests and well-wishers. The room was just seething with flies and other flying creatures.See also: seethe

seethe with something

[for someone] to be agitated with anger, hatred, scorn, disgust, etc. Laura was seething with rage as she entered the tax office. We were seething with disgust at the rude way they treated the people who had just moved in.See also: seethe

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verb be furious

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verb teem

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verb boil

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verb to be in a state of emotional or mental turmoil

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verb to be or become angry

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verb be noisy with activity

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verb be in an agitated emotional state

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verb foam as if boiling

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verb boil vigorously

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