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- DictionarySeething/ˈsēT͟HiNG/
adjective
- 1. filled with or characterized by intense but unexpressed anger: "his seething resentment finally reached boiling point"
- 2. (of a crowd) moving in a rapid or hectic way: "the seething mass of commuters"
1. : intensely hot : boiling. a seething inferno. 2. : constantly moving or active : agitated. Examples of seething in a Sentence.
Seething definition: boiling or foaming as if boiling. See examples of SEETHING used in a sentence.
SEETHING definition: 1. extremely angry but unable or unwilling to express it clearly: 2. moving quickly around in…. Learn more.
Seething describes anger you can barely contain. If you are seething and something sets you off, you just might explode into a rage. Someone who's seething with anger is furious but keeping it a secret.
seethe. (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.
(of a large number or amount) to move around energetically in a small space: The streets were seething (= busy and crowded) with tourists. literary. (of water) to move around very strongly or suddenly or to boil: The grey ocean seethed. Two covered pans were seething gently on the back rings. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
seething in British English. (ˈsiːðɪŋ ) adjective. 1. boiling or foaming as if boiling. 2. crowded and full of restless activity. 3. in a state of extreme agitation, esp through anger.
Seething Sentence Examples. Cynthia came out of the parlor, followed by Fred, who was still seething over Claire Quincy's appropriation of the gold coins. She ignored his offer, seething inside at his betrayal.
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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. (literary) (of liquids) to move around quickly and violently. The grey ocean seethed beneath them. Word Origin.
