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seething

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verb

present participle of seethe
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as in swirling
to be in a state of violent rolling motion the water seethed with schools of feeding piranha

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Recent Examples of seething
Adjective
Sister Rochelle, played by April Grace with seething intensity, sets her straight. Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026 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
Verb
The footnotes are seething with granularity. Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026 The Hill’s Mike Lillis and Sudiksha Kochi report hard-line House conservatives are seething after Johnson reversed course to support the Senate plan after initially opposing it. Jared Gans, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seething
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seething
Adjective
  • More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.
    Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • There's everything from resentment to jealousy, favouritism, and deceit swirling around in a boiling-hot cauldron where fair is foul and foul is fair.
    Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 6 May 2026
  • Questions have been swirling about whether Cunningham would caucus — join party meetings at the legislature — with Democrats or join Republicans.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Nonetheless, Munden added his own visual flair, with color saturation, distorted close-ups to show the characters’ disorientation, and mesmerizing shots of nature writ large (raging fires, roiling ocean waves, torrential storms) and small (ants devouring a bug).
    Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
  • Those close to Desert Warrior were realistic about the movie’s appeal, particularly at a time when war is raging in the Middle East.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 May 2026
Adjective
  • At Woodhaven Glass, watch molten glass transform into one-of-a-kind artisan pieces - or try it yourself in a private class.
    Belinda Luksic, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • Another significant difference is in Ripley’s sacrificial dive into the molten metal in the finale.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Blend until smooth, then finish by churning in an ice cream maker.
    Eleesha Lockett, Verywell Health, 10 May 2026
  • The religious men took up residence among the locals—people who spent their days tending cows and sheep, churning butter, weeding onions and turnips, scouring the forests for mushrooms, and chiseling sculptures from the local limestone.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Canvas When steaming canvas, Stern recommends a strong steam setting.
    Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 4 May 2026
  • Ideal for reheating leftovers and frozen food, steaming food in the microwave, and at-a-glance food storage for easy grab and go.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • Curry lends plenty of music-hall verve as the butler, and Warren makes a sizzling Miss Scarlet.
    Kirk Ellis, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
  • Kylie Jenner posed for a sizzling photo to promote her latest makeup products.
    Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Firefighters witnessed a rare ‘ash devil’ while battling the Trinity fire in San Bernardino County — a whirling column of hot ash and embers created when rising heat meets shifting winds.
    Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
  • The video then cuts to two Apache helicopters whirling up.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 2 May 2026

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