seethe

verb \ ˈsēṯẖ \

Updated on: 15 May 2018

seethed; seething

transitive verb

1 archaic : boil, stew

2 : to soak or saturate in a liquid

intransitive verb

1 archaic : boil

2 a : to be in a state of rapid agitated movement

b : to churn or foam as if boiling

3 : to suffer violent internal excitement

seethe with jealousy

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Examples of seethe in a Sentence

He seethed at his brother's success.
We found ourselves in the middle of a seething crowd.

Recent Examples of seethe from the Web

The former United defender was seething with the Red Devils' performance at the Amex Stadium, which saw Pascal Gross's goal secure the Seagulls' top-flight status, as the attitude and application of the players was brought into question post match.

— SI.com, "Gary Neville Expecting Mourinho to Sell Number of Man Utd Stars After 'Final Straw' in Brighton Loss," 5 May 2018
Far away from Wall Street, however, the schism—which came about when two factions couldn’t agree on whether to speed up transaction times by expanding the size of units on the blockchain (Bitcoin Cash favoring larger blocks)—is still seething.

— jen wieczner, Fortune, "Will the Real Bitcoin Please Stand Up?," 5 May 2018
China hawks in the American administration have long seethed over aspects of the relationship with China that rarely feature on Mr Trump’s Twitter feed.

— The Economist, "America’s gripes with China make a deal hard to imagine," 12 Apr. 2018
By night, the pampered Midge turns into a malcontent, seething against the confines of her fairy-tale life.

— caitlin flanagan, The Atlantic, "The Impossible Duality of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," 9 Apr. 2018
Greer seethes after her pothead parents don’t fill out her Yale financial-aid form correctly, thus consigning her to non-Ivy exile.

— clare mchugh, Time, "Meg Wolizter Explores Feminism and Friendship in The Female Persuasion," 5 Apr. 2018
The Enquirer/Kareem Elgazzar The Enquirer/Kareem Elgazzar Fifty years ago this week, after the April 4 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., parts of Cincinnati seethed with anger, teetering on the brink of violence for four days.

— mark curnutte, Cincinnati.com, "A decade-by-decade look at how Avondale came back after the 1968 riots," 4 Apr. 2018
Ms Madikizela-Mandela’s seething anger, in contrast to Mr Mandela’s famed forgiveness, increasingly came to define her.

— The Economist, "Winnie Madikizela-Mandela leaves behind a complicated legacy," 3 Apr. 2018
USA TODAY Sports TORONTO - The free-agent market was a dud this winter, leaving Major League Baseball players and their agents seething.

— bob nightengale, USA TODAY, "MLB salaries 2018: A 3.5% raise for average major leaguer - but future commitments dipping," 28 Mar. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of seethe

Middle English sethen, from Old English sēothan; akin to Old High German siodan to seethe and probably to Old Lithuanian siausti (it) storms, rages

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First Known Use: before 12th century

in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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