seethe

seethe

verb

Definition of SEETHE

1

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

Synonyms boil, churn, moil, roil

Related Words reel, spin, swirl, whirl; agitate, stir

Near Antonyms abate, calm, subside

2

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

Synonyms burn, foam, fume, rage, rankle, seethe, sizzle, steam, storm

Related Words fulminate, rant, rave; smolder (or smoulder); bristle, flare (up), inflame (also enflame); chafe, fret, stew; agitate, convulse, roil, shake