seething

adjective

seeth·​ing ˈsē-ṯẖiŋ How to pronounce seething (audio)
Synonyms of seethingnext
1
: intensely hot : boiling
a seething inferno
2
: constantly moving or active : agitated

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Bondi Beach, Sydney — For Australia’s tiny Jewish population, Bondi Beach was a refuge within a vast country that offered sanctuary to families fleeing a seething hate that killed six million of their kind within the lifetime of some of their oldest members. Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025 Stars are constant, writhing masses of vast convective bubbles rising to their seething surfaces. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025 The film's brash, documentary-style production perfectly captured Hackman's character, a seething, sadistic NYC cop seeking to bust a ring of heroin smugglers — like Ahab on the hunt for the white whale. David Morgan, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2025 Lead singer Brandon Coleman, as usual, puts forth a commanding, soulful vocal that encapsulates the lyric’s seething exasperation and longing for less division. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seething

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of seething was in the 14th century

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“Seething.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seething. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.

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