seethe

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verb

ˈsēṯẖ 

seethed; seething

intransitive verb

1

: to suffer violent internal excitement

seethe with jealousy

2

a

: to be in a state of rapid agitated movement

b

: to churn or foam as if boiling

3

archaic : boil

transitive verb

1

: to soak or saturate in a liquid

2

archaic : boil, stew

seethe

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noun

: a state of seething : ebullition

Synonyms of seethe

Verb

• swirl
• churn
• boil
• roil
• spin

Examples of seethe in a Sentence

Verb

He seethed at his brother's success.

We found ourselves in the middle of a seething crowd.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

After the gold nuclei crashed, the protons and neutrons within them melted into a seething cloud of quark-gluon plasma. —Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 Nov. 2025

The Clash in 1983 were definitely in that category, as Strummer and Simonon kept seething at Jones’ prima-donna airs. —Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025

None of this has sat well with Robert, who is currently off the force, lying low, and seething at both Kyle and Evelyn. —Noel Murray, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2025

His own work seethed with the gritty vernacular of the street, evoking the Sturm und Drang of the Midwestern metropolis. —News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

Noun

1816, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for seethe

• breathe

Kids Definition

seethe

verb

ˈsēt͟h

seethed; seething

1

: to churn or foam as if boiling

the river rapids seethed

2

: to be upset or in a state of great excitement

was seething with rage