seethed

past tense of seethe
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as in swirled
to be in a state of violent rolling motion the water seethed with schools of feeding piranha

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seethed
Verb
  • While conspiracy theories swirled online about his death, Trump himself even retweeted a conspiracy theory connecting Clinton to Epstein's death.
    Martha McHardy Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Trade speculation has swirled around Crosby for about five years now.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In one incident, his attorney said, Egyptian forces with machine guns stormed into an apartment where Soliman was asleep with his wife and young child.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement Advertisement Protesters stormed the Parliament in Kathmandu, and police responded with tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannons, and, according to human rights organization Amnesty International, live ammunition.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The frigid water of the bay churned 220 feet below him.
    Johnny Dodd, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • As Hurricane Erin churned off the North Carolina coast this week, its powerful waves destroyed most of the remaining sea turtle nests on Emerald Isle, dealing a blow to what had been shaping up as a successful nesting season.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the spring, the leaves are harvested, steamed, de-stemmed and de-veined and then stone ground into a fine powder.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • And last Friday, US and British warships steamed through the Taiwan Strait.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These petite potatoes are boiled, then stir fried, tossed with a salty-sweet sauce and finished with sesame seeds, green onions and pepper flakes.
    Faye Levy, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The afternoon sun licked the windscreen of the car, and the heat boiled my skin.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the controversy raged on, the couple remained boldly unrepentant.
    Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • World leaders have pushed for an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, which has raged for more than three years since Moscow’s February 2022 invasion.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After a Joey Estes fastball came near his head, Robles whirled around and chucked his bat at the pitcher.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Between events, Diamandis whirled around, making and cementing connections.
    Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • With the Dolphins down 23-20, Washington bobbled the punt return, ran to the right then spun back left en route to a 74-yard punt return touchdown.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The room seemed to flicker as an aerial dancer on Virgin Voyages’ newest ship spun in circles against bright lights.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Seethed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seethed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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