seethe
IPA: sˈið
noun
- (chiefly figurative) A state of boiling or frothing; ebullition, seething; hence, extreme heat; much activity.
verb
- (intransitive)
- Of a liquid or other substance, or a container holding it: to be boiled (vigorously); to become boiling hot.
- (figurative)
- Of a liquid, vapour, etc., or a container holding it: to foam or froth in an agitated manner, as if boiling.
- Of a person: to be in an agitated or angry mental state, often in a way that is not obvious to others.
- Of a place: to be filled with many people or things moving about actively; to buzz with activity; also, of people or things: to move about actively in a crowd or group.
- Of a place: to have inhabitants in an angry or disaffected mood; to be in a state of unrest.
- (transitive)
- (archaic, chiefly passive voice)
- To overboil (something) so that it loses its flavour or texture; hence (figurative), to cause (the body, the mind, the spirit, etc.) to become dull through too much alcoholic drink or heat.
- To soak (something) in a liquid; to drench, to steep.
- (obsolete)
- To boil (something); especially, to cook (food) by boiling or stewing; also, to keep (something) boiling.
- (obsolete, physiology) Of the stomach: to digest (food).
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Examples of "seethe" in Sentences
- The prosecutors seethed with anger.
- Hearing the news began to seethe the man.
- The unexpected news seethed him for a while.
- I'm hard pressed to seethe notability of either.
- The younger characters seethe in doubt and sweat.
- I have come to seethe advantage of this principle.
- It is the sort of rank hypocrisy that makes me seethe.
- The layer seethes with vermin and is the home of the spyder fiends.
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