seething

adjective

seeth·​ing ˈsē-ṯẖiŋ How to pronounce seething (audio)
1
: intensely hot : boiling
a seething inferno
2
: constantly moving or active : agitated

Examples of seething in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Terrorism is a generational and self-sustaining beast, fed by the doctrine of managing crises instead of solving them, letting seething resentments fester with no eye toward protecting the generation to come. Chris Cannon, The New Republic, 18 Oct. 2023 The play examines what happens when seething anger is turned inward, as well as the desire for reconciliation. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023 While there was a seething fury, reckless abandon, and dark humor present in their work, there was also sincerity, earnestness, and focused artistic ambition. Daniel Dylan Wray, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2023 The violins indeed soared toward the sun, then veered into seething brass. August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023 How unsettling to venture into this futuristic story only to end up back here in the seething realm of present-day America. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 25 July 2023 Wack brings a seething force to his portrayal of writer-activist Ned Weeks, who’s based on Kramer himself. Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2023 But the particulars are incidental to Douglass’s seething outrage at the indignities of American bondage. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2023 Suddenly, pirouetting like a member of the Bolshoi Ballet, Red Sox outfielder Johnny Damon spun with the bubbly spilling out like a seething volcano, soaking my tape recorder in the sticky stuff. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of seething was in the 14th century

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“Seething.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seething. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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