SEETHE Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

seethe

verb

ˈsēṯẖ

Definition of seethe

as in to swirl

to be in a state of violent rolling motion the water seethed with schools of feeding piranha

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as in to rage

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger she seethed at the very thought of the staff's staggering incompetence

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Recent Examples of seethe Tom Rhys Harries seethes as Matt Hagen, a pretty boy who loses his looks only to regain them from an experimental procedure that makes a jumble of his psyche. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026 Villains dating hot blondes has the traditional golf journalists seething while SeanJo, myself and Nightcaps legend Zach Dean sit back and just smile. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 In the very human-scale role of Chef, all that glamour and pageantry seethes just beneath the skin. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026 Ser Criston Cole, more than perhaps any other character in this story, is seething with resentment. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for seethe

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Verb

That said, why are there questions about Charles’ inheritance swirling?

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Nov. 2026
The predicates swirl around, occasionally repeating themselves, unsettled, inexhaustible.

— Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of swirl

Verb

In the latest installment of his series Out of Pocket, Out of Reach, STAT’s Bob Herman explains this evolving tactic in the raging war over out-of-network bills.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 11 Nov. 2026
Similarly, a battle raged among lawmakers at the state and federal levels who wanted to regulate and tax the product, and those who wanted to ban it.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of rage

Verb

As Election Day churned into the afternoon, some UCF students continued to have trouble voting at the on-campus precinct due to pre-registration issues.

— Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Other videos and photos shared on social media showed people standing on a pedestrian bridge taking photos and videos as churning, brown waters rushed underneath.

— Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of churn

Verb

Back at camp, the percolator hadn’t even started boiling when another herd came over the far ridgeline, headed right for that creek.

— Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 10 Nov. 2026
Add 2 tablespoons of the salt, and bring to a boil over high; boil until potatoes are tender when pierced using a fork, 12 to 15 minutes; drain.

— Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of boil

Verb

Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital in September, which her attorneys say probably did not enter her bloodstream correctly and instead pooled in her arms, leaving them burned and blistered.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
From waste to carbon Waste incineration plants produce CO2 while burning residual waste in order to generate electricity.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of burn

Verb

Again, that hopefully will yield a debut album that fully captures her generation’s campy disenchantment and roiling vulnerability.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
However, his remarks Friday at a news conference in Anchorage offered the first public acknowledgment of that inquiry, which has roiled the state’s tight Senate race in the final days before the vote.

— Jeremy Roebuck, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of roil

Verb

Ohio State jumped to a 14-0 lead late in the first quarter when Jackson ran it in from 16 and 8 yards before Oregon stormed back.

— Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Ohio State jumped to a 14-0 lead late in the first quarter as Jackson ran it in from 16 and 8 yards before Oregon stormed back.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

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