seething 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of seethingnext
as in boiling

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verb

present participle of seethe
1
as in swirling
to be in a state of violent rolling motion the water seethed with schools of feeding piranha

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2
as in raging
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger she seethed at the very thought of the staff's staggering incompetence

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Recent Examples of seething
Adjective
These are hard data outcroppings from a seething sea of online hate. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026 There is no doubt in my mind, however, that Dubas is absolutely seething. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
Her Catherine is less defined by the quirky, appealing eccentricities of Mary-Louise Parker’s performance in the original 2000 Broadway staging, but is girded by a certain angry resignation, fearful of what life might have in store, furious too, yet seething with a will to defy it all. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 So Isaac and Mulligan have done seething resentment before in the most watchable way. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seething
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seething
  1. boiling
  2. swirling
  3. raging
  4. molten
  5. churning
  6. steaming
  7. sizzling
  8. whirling
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
Definition of boiling
Verb
  • James might not have been as interested in joining the Cavaliers with that drama swirling around them.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Or just a phase, as audiences and designers reflect the culture swirling around them?
    — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 6 July 2026
Definition of swirling
Verb
  • Flames from raging wildfires engulfed a train that was evacuating residents in Ontario, Canada.
    — Gina Park, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, raging forest fires and a red-alert heat wave are shaking up France’s biggest national holiday, forcing the cancellation of traditional fireworks and firefighters’ balls.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of raging
Adjective
  • Corrosion Highways When compared to conventional fission reactors, molten salt reactors run much hotter.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
  • Scientists have long theorized about how once-molten lava cooled and formed the massive columns that make up the geologic wonder.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of molten
Verb
  • Dupuis still shreds on 1331, but her guitar takes a supporting role this time, churning along with the industrial percussion that powers the catchy but often chorusless tracks.
    — Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
  • The internet’s reactionary machinery is churning at full force after Graham’s sudden death and Mitch McConnell’s illness.
    — Olivia George, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
Definition of churning
Verb
  • Frozen spinach can be replaced with fresh spinach; add it to the covered skillet in the final 5 minutes of steaming along with the shrimp.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • The afterbirth hanging down from the cows, steaming in the cold spring air.
    — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Definition of steaming
Adjective
  • Junior Caminero has already done some things no Rays players had ever accomplished, such as extending his sizzling power show on Friday to include hitting 10 home runs over a 10-game span.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • But neither those measures nor Friday’s sizzling temperatures stopped fans from gathering in hopes of sneaking a peak at their longtime idol and sending Swift their well wishes.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of sizzling
Verb
  • For much of the past week, all that Colombia had been able to agree upon was the pre-eminence of Luis Diaz, who remained a whirling dervish throughout the match as his side’s outstanding player.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • That’s the question that has been whirling around Hollywood since the news broke that Amazon MGM Studios was dropping the feature just months after Amazon entered into a $50 billion investment with Sam Altman’s OpenAI.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2026
Definition of whirling

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