seethed; seething
1
: to suffer violent internal excitement
seethe with jealousy
2
a
: to be in a state of rapid agitated movement
b
: to churn or foam as if boiling
3
archaic
: boil
: a state of seething : ebullition
Synonyms
Examples of seethe in a Sentence
Verb
He seethed at his brother's success.
We found ourselves in the middle of a seething crowd.
Recent Examples on the Web
Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 11 Mar. 2024
In Lin’s retelling, the workers are resurrected as demons, seething with chaotic desire.
—Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg seethed as his team’s 18 turnovers that Maryland converted into 25 points and the Terps’ 18-5 advantage in second-chance points thanks to a 17-3 margin in offensive rebounds.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2024
His guitar painted with a U.S. flag, an image of both seething protest and optimism, became a hallmark.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
Acrimony has seethed in Owens Valley since the early 1900s, when the city had agents pose as farmers and ranchers to buy land and water rights in the valley, then began building an aqueduct to collect and divert water from Inyo County to the water-craving metropolis about 180 miles to the south.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
But behind the business-as-usual veneer, residents of Kharkiv have been seething.
—Maria Varenikova Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2024
Whitecaps seethed and simmered on the ocean; gulls somersaulted in the squally air.
—Aaron Hicklin, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
Houthi militants vowed Friday to retaliate for dozens of U.S. and British strikes on their positions in Yemen, a threat that provoked fears of further escalation in the seething Middle East.
—Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024
George — pulled out of domestic bliss and precarious sobriety — seethes in a frilly taupe tuxedo that is, in fact, a mélange of natural silk and polyester.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2023
Bill Hader on 'Barry' | Credit: Merrick Morton/HBO Meanwhile, a heartbroken Barry seethes in prison, pounding his knuckles bloody on the concrete wall and otherwise beating himself up for all the mistakes that led him there.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2023
As Trump posts and seethes, the QAnon Shaman has arrived at the protest, or at least a QAnon Shaman is here.
—Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 22 Mar. 2023
Randle carries a lot of humor with gusto, as her quirky character seethes at being passed over for leading roles in school plays.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2023
Meanwhile, Jacksonville’s mayor, who was visiting Ohio at the time, didn’t return—supposedly due to pneumonia, but the story made locals scoff and seethe.
—Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
Sun to shine hot, for the sea to seethe, For the path of the dead to be hid, Holly to hiss in the fire, for the things Of the dead to be given.
—Richard O'Connell, National Review, 15 Sep. 2022
Jack White‘s guitar collection could make any music nerd seethe in envy.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 6 Sep. 2022
Verb
Trump supporters swooned about the majesty of American justice, and the commentariat seethed.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 11 Mar. 2024
In Lin’s retelling, the workers are resurrected as demons, seething with chaotic desire.
—Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg seethed as his team’s 18 turnovers that Maryland converted into 25 points and the Terps’ 18-5 advantage in second-chance points thanks to a 17-3 margin in offensive rebounds.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2024
His guitar painted with a U.S. flag, an image of both seething protest and optimism, became a hallmark.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
Acrimony has seethed in Owens Valley since the early 1900s, when the city had agents pose as farmers and ranchers to buy land and water rights in the valley, then began building an aqueduct to collect and divert water from Inyo County to the water-craving metropolis about 180 miles to the south.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
But behind the business-as-usual veneer, residents of Kharkiv have been seething.
—Maria Varenikova Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2024
Whitecaps seethed and simmered on the ocean; gulls somersaulted in the squally air.
—Aaron Hicklin, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
Houthi militants vowed Friday to retaliate for dozens of U.S. and British strikes on their positions in Yemen, a threat that provoked fears of further escalation in the seething Middle East.
—Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
Noun
Initially, the Biden administration mostly avoided tangling directly with the Houthis, fearful that a miscalculation or overreaction could set off more widespread violence as the Middle East seethes over Gaza crisis.
—Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024
George — pulled out of domestic bliss and precarious sobriety — seethes in a frilly taupe tuxedo that is, in fact, a mélange of natural silk and polyester.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2023
Bill Hader on 'Barry' | Credit: Merrick Morton/HBO Meanwhile, a heartbroken Barry seethes in prison, pounding his knuckles bloody on the concrete wall and otherwise beating himself up for all the mistakes that led him there.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2023
As Trump posts and seethes, the QAnon Shaman has arrived at the protest, or at least a QAnon Shaman is here.
—Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 22 Mar. 2023
Randle carries a lot of humor with gusto, as her quirky character seethes at being passed over for leading roles in school plays.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2023
Meanwhile, Jacksonville’s mayor, who was visiting Ohio at the time, didn’t return—supposedly due to pneumonia, but the story made locals scoff and seethe.
—Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
Sun to shine hot, for the sea to seethe, For the path of the dead to be hid, Holly to hiss in the fire, for the things Of the dead to be given.
—Richard O'Connell, National Review, 15 Sep. 2022
Jack White‘s guitar collection could make any music nerd seethe in envy.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 6 Sep. 2022
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