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Examples of seethe in a Sentence
Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
Under German occupation, the area seethed with partisan activity.
—Sergii Mukaieliants, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
Now, as the Republican party’s frontrunner for the nomination to take on Biden in 2024, Trump has long seethed over his impeachments at the hands of House Democrats.
—Lisa Mascaro, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
Scherzer seethed over the violation, but there was an inning to work, outs to get.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2023
Emily renders the sun, a seething haze, and the quiet Tiber with a nimble touch.
—Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
The documents will almost certainly be used as a political cudgel by congressional Republicans and others still seething about the Biden administration’s chaotic management of the U.S. exit from Afghanistan in August 2021.
—Joby Warrick, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2023
The town’s Palestinian residents, including many who are American citizens, were seething and in shock after the attack.
—Isabel Debre, Anchorage Daily News, 21 June 2023
Once unleashed, the seething tone seemed to gather momentum.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
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
Rebecca Hall and Tim Roth seethe and circle as a former couple with an extremely bad past in this super-tense Sundance thriller about stalking and obsession.
—Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 13 May 2022
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Word History
Verb
Middle English sethen, from Old English sēothan; akin to Old High German siodan to seethe and probably to Old Lithuanian siausti (it) storms, rages
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2
Noun
1816, in the meaning defined above
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“Seethe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seethe. Accessed 26 Sep. 2023.
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