seething

adjective

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

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This means that voters and Congress members alike are driven not so much by loyalty to their own party but instead a sort of seething hatred for the other political party. Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 13 June 2025 Bateman's seething anger at having his card bested by that of his colleague Paul Allen (Jared Leto), despite the two cards looking almost identical, satirized the vacuous materialism of 1980s yuppie culture. New Atlas, 9 June 2025 Kennedy Center director Richard Grenell has now delivered a seething response to the performers’ plan. Jack Dunn, Variety, 8 May 2025 Among the productions strengths is Jake Gyllenhaal’s seething Iago, one of Shakespeare’s greatest villains. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 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 2 Jul. 2025.

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