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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: seething /ˈsiːðɪŋ/ adj - boiling or foaming as if boiling
- crowded and full of restless activity
- in a state of extreme agitation, esp through anger
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024seethe /sið/USA pronunciation v. [no object], seethed, seeth•ing. - (of a liquid) to bubble as if boiling.
- to be in a state of excitement or anger:sat there seething after listening to his insults.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024seethe (sēᵺ),USA pronunciation v., seethed or (Obs.) sod* seethed or (Obs.) sod•den or sod; seeth•ing; n. v.i. - to surge or foam as if boiling.
- to be in a state of agitation or excitement.
- [Archaic]to boil.
v.t. - to soak or steep.
- to cook by boiling or simmering;
boil. n. - the act of seething.
- the state of being agitated or excited.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English sēothan; cognate with German sieden, Swedish sjuda
seeth′ing•ly, adv. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See boil 1.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: seethe /siːð/ vb - (intransitive) to boil or to foam as if boiling
- (intransitive) to be in a state of extreme agitation, esp through anger
- (transitive) to soak in liquid
- (transitive) archaic to cook or extract the essence of (a food) by boiling
Etymology: Old English sēothan; related to Old Norse sjōtha, Old High German siodan to seethe |